What color is #8D659E?

#8D659E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D659E?

The RGB value is 141, 101, 158: 141 red, 101 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D659E?

The complementary color is #769E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D659E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D659E color

#8D659E rgb(141, 101, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D659E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 39.6% green and 62% blue (141, 101, 158).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8D659E color codes

HEX	`#8D659E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 101, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 39.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.81, 26.76, -24.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.81, 36.4, 317.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.809, 17.439, 34.558)`
Decimal	`9266590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D659E, 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 #8D659E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D659E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #8D659E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d659e; }
.text { color: #8d659e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d659e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 101 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d659e, #9e6592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D659E?: #8D659E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D659E?: The RGB value is 141, 101, 158: 141 red, 101 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D659E?: The complementary color is #769E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D659E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.