What color is #8D5E8F?

#8D5E8F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D5E8F?

The RGB value is 141, 94, 143: 141 red, 94 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D5E8F?

The complementary color is #608F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D5E8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D5E8F color

#8D5E8F rgb(141, 94, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D5E8F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 36.9% green and 56.1% blue (141, 94, 143).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8D5E8F color codes

HEX	`#8D5E8F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 94, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 36.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, 27.66, -19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 33.74, 325.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.945, 15.652, 27.952)`
Decimal	`9264783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D5E8F, 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 #8D5E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D5E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #8D5E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d5e8f; }
.text { color: #8d5e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d5e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 94 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d5e8f, #8f5e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8D5E8F?: #8D5E8F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D5E8F?: The RGB value is 141, 94, 143: 141 red, 94 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D5E8F?: The complementary color is #608F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D5E8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.