What color is #8E5D86?

#8E5D86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E5D86?

The RGB value is 142, 93, 134: 142 red, 93 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E5D86?

The complementary color is #5D8E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E5D86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E5D86 color

#8E5D86 rgb(142, 93, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E5D86 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 36.5% green and 52.5% blue (142, 93, 134).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Grape Candy (#905284), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8E5D86 color codes

HEX	`#8E5D86`
RGB	`rgb(142, 93, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 36.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, 26.82, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 30.56, 331.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.373, 15.302, 24.483)`
Decimal	`9330054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E5D86, 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 #8E5D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E5D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #8E5D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e5d86; }
.text { color: #8e5d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e5d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 93 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e5d86, #8e5d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E5D86?: #8E5D86 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E5D86?: The RGB value is 142, 93, 134: 142 red, 93 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E5D86?: The complementary color is #5D8E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E5D86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.