What color is #8D3799?

#8D3799 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D3799?

The RGB value is 141, 55, 153: 141 red, 55 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D3799?

The complementary color is #439937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D3799?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D3799 color

#8D3799 rgb(141, 55, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D3799 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 21.6% green and 60% blue (141, 55, 153).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Purple Ink (#9A2CA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#8D3799 color codes

HEX	`#8D3799`
RGB	`rgb(141, 55, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 21.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 64%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, 50.32, -36.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 62.44, 323.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.1, 10.696, 31.242)`
Decimal	`9254809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D3799, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8D3799	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D3799 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8D3799 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d3799; }
.text { color: #8d3799; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d3799; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 55 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d3799, #993774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D3799?: #8D3799 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Ink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D3799?: The RGB value is 141, 55, 153: 141 red, 55 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D3799?: The complementary color is #439937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D3799?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.