What color is #8E6486?

#8E6486 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 #8E6486?

The RGB value is 142, 100, 134: 142 red, 100 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6486?

The complementary color is #648E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6486?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6486 color

#8E6486 rgb(142, 100, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6486 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 39.2% green and 52.5% blue (142, 100, 134).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#8E6486 color codes

HEX	`#8E6486`
RGB	`rgb(142, 100, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 39.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, 22.75, -12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 25.76, 332.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.015, 16.587, 24.697)`
Decimal	`9331846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6486, 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 #8E6486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #8E6486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6486; }
.text { color: #8e6486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 100 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6486, #8e6471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E6486?: #8E6486 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 #8E6486?: The RGB value is 142, 100, 134: 142 red, 100 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6486?: The complementary color is #648E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6486?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.