What color is #8E6194?

#8E6194 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6194?

The RGB value is 142, 97, 148: 142 red, 97 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6194?

The complementary color is #679461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6194?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6194 color

#8E6194 rgb(142, 97, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6194 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 38% green and 58% blue (142, 97, 148).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8E6194 color codes

HEX	`#8E6194`
RGB	`rgb(142, 97, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 38%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 34%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, 27.28, -20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 34.26, 322.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.775, 16.439, 30.09)`
Decimal	`9331092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6194, 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 #8E6194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #8E6194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6194; }
.text { color: #8e6194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 97 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6194, #946180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E6194?: #8E6194 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6194?: The RGB value is 142, 97, 148: 142 red, 97 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6194?: The complementary color is #679461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6194?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.