What color is #8E6B97?

#8E6B97 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 #8E6B97?

The RGB value is 142, 107, 151: 142 red, 107 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6B97?

The complementary color is #74976B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6B97 color

#8E6B97 rgb(142, 107, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6B97 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 42% green and 59.2% blue (142, 107, 151).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8E6B97 color codes

HEX	`#8E6B97`
RGB	`rgb(142, 107, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 42%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, 22.08, -18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 28.85, 319.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.998, 18.501, 31.684)`
Decimal	`9333655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6B97, 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 #8E6B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E6B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #8E6B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6b97; }
.text { color: #8e6b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 107 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6b97, #976b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E6B97?: #8E6B97 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 #8E6B97?: The RGB value is 142, 107, 151: 142 red, 107 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6B97?: The complementary color is #74976B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.