What color is #8D7492?

#8D7492 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7492?

The RGB value is 141, 116, 146: 141 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7492?

The complementary color is #799274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7492 color

#8D7492 rgb(141, 116, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8D7492 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.5% green and 57.3% blue (141, 116, 146).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8D7492 color codes

HEX	`#8D7492`
RGB	`rgb(141, 116, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.1, 15.41, -12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.1, 19.91, 320.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.417, 20.229, 29.912)`
Decimal	`9270418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7492, 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 #8D7492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #8D7492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7492; }
.text { color: #8d7492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 116 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7492, #927488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8D7492?: #8D7492 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7492?: The RGB value is 141, 116, 146: 141 red, 116 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7492?: The complementary color is #799274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.