What color is #8E0C89?

#8E0C89 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E0C89?

The RGB value is 142, 12, 137: 142 red, 12 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E0C89?

The complementary color is #0C8E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E0C89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E0C89 color

#8E0C89 rgb(142, 12, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E0C89 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 4.7% green and 53.7% blue (142, 12, 137).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 84% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#8E0C89 color codes

HEX	`#8E0C89`
RGB	`rgb(142, 12, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 4.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 84%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 92%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.61, 61.11, -35.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.61, 70.85, 329.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.802, 7.821, 24.339)`
Decimal	`9309321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E0C89, 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 #8E0C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8E0C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8E0C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e0c89; }
.text { color: #8e0c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e0c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 12 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e0c89, #8e0c48); }

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Questions

What color is #8E0C89?: #8E0C89 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E0C89?: The RGB value is 142, 12, 137: 142 red, 12 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E0C89?: The complementary color is #0C8E11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E0C89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.