What color is #8D6893?

#8D6893 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6893?

The RGB value is 141, 104, 147: 141 red, 104 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6893?

The complementary color is #6E9368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6893?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6893 color

#8D6893 rgb(141, 104, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D6893 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 40.8% green and 57.6% blue (141, 104, 147).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 17% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#8D6893 color codes

HEX	`#8D6893`
RGB	`rgb(141, 104, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 40.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 17%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 29%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 29%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, 22.65, -17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 28.78, 321.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.201, 17.67, 29.892)`
Decimal	`9267347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6893, 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 #8D6893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #8D6893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6893; }
.text { color: #8d6893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 104 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6893, #936883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D6893?: #8D6893 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6893?: The RGB value is 141, 104, 147: 141 red, 104 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6893?: The complementary color is #6E9368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6893?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.