What color is #8D5D7F?

#8D5D7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D5D7F?

The RGB value is 141, 93, 127: 141 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D5D7F?

The complementary color is #5D8D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D5D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D5D7F color

#8D5D7F rgb(141, 93, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D5D7F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 36.5% green and 49.8% blue (141, 93, 127).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 10% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#8D5D7F color codes

HEX	`#8D5D7F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 93, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 36.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 10%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, 25.15, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 27.46, 336.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.73, 15.025, 21.988)`
Decimal	`9264511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D5D7F, 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 #8D5D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D5D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #8D5D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d5d7f; }
.text { color: #8d5d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d5d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 93 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d5d7f, #8d5d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D5D7F?: #8D5D7F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D5D7F?: The RGB value is 141, 93, 127: 141 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D5D7F?: The complementary color is #5D8D6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D5D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.