What color is #8E639D?

#8E639D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E639D?

The RGB value is 142, 99, 157: 142 red, 99 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E639D?

The complementary color is #729D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E639D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E639D color

#8E639D rgb(142, 99, 157)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E639D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 38.8% green and 61.6% blue (142, 99, 157).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#8E639D color codes

HEX	`#8E639D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 99, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 38.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 37%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.4, 28.03, -24.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.4, 37.37, 318.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.702, 17.109, 34.051)`
Decimal	`9331613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E639D, 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 #8E639D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E639D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #8E639D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e639d; }
.text { color: #8e639d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e639d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 99 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e639d, #9d638f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E639D?: #8E639D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Crown Jewels. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E639D?: The RGB value is 142, 99, 157: 142 red, 99 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E639D?: The complementary color is #729D63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E639D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.