What color is #8E679B?

#8E679B 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 #8E679B?

The RGB value is 142, 103, 155: 142 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E679B?

The complementary color is #749B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E679B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E679B color

#8E679B rgb(142, 103, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E679B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 40.4% green and 60.8% blue (142, 103, 155).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Crown Jewels (#946DAD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8E679B color codes

HEX	`#8E679B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 103, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 40.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.28, 25.27, -22.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.28, 33.63, 318.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.921, 17.818, 33.289)`
Decimal	`9332635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E679B, 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 #8E679B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E679B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	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 #8E679B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e679b; }
.text { color: #8e679b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e679b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 103 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e679b, #9b678e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E679B?: #8E679B 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 #8E679B?: The RGB value is 142, 103, 155: 142 red, 103 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E679B?: The complementary color is #749B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E679B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.