What color is #8E6888?

#8E6888 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 #8E6888?

The RGB value is 142, 104, 136: 142 red, 104 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6888?

The complementary color is #688E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6888?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6888 color

#8E6888 rgb(142, 104, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6888 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 40.8% green and 53.3% blue (142, 104, 136).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8E6888 color codes

HEX	`#8E6888`
RGB	`rgb(142, 104, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 40.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, 20.8, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 23.85, 330.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.549, 17.43, 25.57)`
Decimal	`9332872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6888, 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 #8E6888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #8E6888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6888; }
.text { color: #8e6888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 104 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6888, #8e6875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E6888?: #8E6888 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 #8E6888?: The RGB value is 142, 104, 136: 142 red, 104 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6888?: The complementary color is #688E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6888?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.