What color is #8E6BE4?

#8E6BE4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6BE4?

The RGB value is 142, 107, 228: 142 red, 107 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6BE4?

The complementary color is #C1E46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6BE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6BE4 color

#8E6BE4 rgb(142, 107, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6BE4 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 42% green and 89.4% blue (142, 107, 228).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 69% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8E6BE4 color codes

HEX	`#8E6BE4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 107, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 42%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 69%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 53%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 53%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.89, 40.76, -56.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.89, 70.01, 305.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.413, 21.867, 76.002)`
Decimal	`9333732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6BE4, 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 #8E6BE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E6BE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8E6BE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6be4; }
.text { color: #8e6be4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6be4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 107 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6be4, #ca6be4); }

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Questions

What color is #8E6BE4?: #8E6BE4 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6BE4?: The RGB value is 142, 107, 228: 142 red, 107 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6BE4?: The complementary color is #C1E46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6BE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.