What color is #8E4B87?

#8E4B87 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E4B87?

The RGB value is 142, 75, 135: 142 red, 75 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E4B87?

The complementary color is #4B8E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E4B87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E4B87 color

#8E4B87 rgb(142, 75, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E4B87 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 29.4% green and 52.9% blue (142, 75, 135).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 31% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Plum (#8E4585), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#8E4B87 color codes

HEX	`#8E4B87`
RGB	`rgb(142, 75, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 29.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 31%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 47%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.05, 37.15, -21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.05, 42.85, 330.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.044, 12.533, 24.386)`
Decimal	`9325447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E4B87, 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 #8E4B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E4B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	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 #8E4B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e4b87; }
.text { color: #8e4b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 75 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e4b87, #8e4b66); }

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Questions

What color is #8E4B87?: #8E4B87 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E4B87?: The RGB value is 142, 75, 135: 142 red, 75 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E4B87?: The complementary color is #4B8E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E4B87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.