What color is #8D6F89?

#8D6F89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6F89?

The RGB value is 141, 111, 137: 141 red, 111 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6F89?

The complementary color is #6F8D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6F89 color

#8D6F89 rgb(141, 111, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D6F89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.5% green and 53.7% blue (141, 111, 137).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 3% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8D6F89 color codes

HEX	`#8D6F89`
RGB	`rgb(141, 111, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 3%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.5, 16.52, -9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.5, 19.17, 329.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.184, 18.838, 26.182)`
Decimal	`9269129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6F89, 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 #8D6F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D6F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #8D6F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6f89; }
.text { color: #8d6f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 111 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6f89, #8d6f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D6F89?: #8D6F89 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6F89?: The RGB value is 141, 111, 137: 141 red, 111 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6F89?: The complementary color is #6F8D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.