What color is #8E678B?

#8E678B 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 #8E678B?

The RGB value is 142, 103, 139: 142 red, 103 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E678B?

The complementary color is #678E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E678B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E678B color

#8E678B rgb(142, 103, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E678B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 40.4% green and 54.5% blue (142, 103, 139).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 2% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#8E678B color codes

HEX	`#8E678B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 103, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 40.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 2%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, 21.97, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 25.87, 328.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.665, 17.316, 26.675)`
Decimal	`9332619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E678B, 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 #8E678B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E678B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #8E678B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e678b; }
.text { color: #8e678b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e678b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 103 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e678b, #8e6777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E678B?: #8E678B 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 #8E678B?: The RGB value is 142, 103, 139: 142 red, 103 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E678B?: The complementary color is #678E6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E678B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.