What color is #8D69A6?

#8D69A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D69A6?

The RGB value is 141, 105, 166: 141 red, 105 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D69A6?

The complementary color is #82A669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D69A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D69A6 color

#8D69A6 rgb(141, 105, 166)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D69A6 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.2% green and 65.1% blue (141, 105, 166).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8D69A6 color codes

HEX	`#8D69A6`
RGB	`rgb(141, 105, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 26.21, -27.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 37.88, 313.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.918, 18.519, 38.436)`
Decimal	`9267622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D69A6, 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 #8D69A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D69A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #8D69A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d69a6; }
.text { color: #8d69a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d69a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 105 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d69a6, #a669a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D69A6?: #8D69A6 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D69A6?: The RGB value is 141, 105, 166: 141 red, 105 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D69A6?: The complementary color is #82A669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D69A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.