What color is #8E698A?

#8E698A 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 #8E698A?

The RGB value is 142, 105, 138: 142 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E698A?

The complementary color is #698E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E698A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E698A color

#8E698A rgb(142, 105, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E698A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 41.2% green and 54.1% blue (142, 105, 138).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#8E698A color codes

HEX	`#8E698A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 105, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 41.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, 20.6, -12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 24.03, 329)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.794, 17.69, 26.359)`
Decimal	`9333130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E698A, 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 #8E698A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E698A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #8E698A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e698a; }
.text { color: #8e698a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e698a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 105 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e698a, #8e6978); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E698A?: #8E698A 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 #8E698A?: The RGB value is 142, 105, 138: 142 red, 105 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E698A?: The complementary color is #698E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E698A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.