What color is #8E618A?

#8E618A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E618A?

The RGB value is 142, 97, 138: 142 red, 97 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E618A?

The complementary color is #618E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E618A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E618A color

#8E618A rgb(142, 97, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E618A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 38% green and 54.1% blue (142, 97, 138).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#8E618A color codes

HEX	`#8E618A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 97, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 38%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.15, 25.27, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.15, 29.57, 328.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.017, 16.136, 26.1)`
Decimal	`9331082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E618A, 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 #8E618A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E618A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #8E618A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e618a; }
.text { color: #8e618a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e618a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 97 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e618a, #8e6173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E618A?: #8E618A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E618A?: The RGB value is 142, 97, 138: 142 red, 97 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E618A?: The complementary color is #618E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E618A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.