What color is #8E6F88?

#8E6F88 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6F88?

The RGB value is 142, 111, 136: 142 red, 111 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6F88?

The complementary color is #6F8E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6F88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6F88 color

#8E6F88 rgb(142, 111, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E6F88 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.5% green and 53.3% blue (142, 111, 136).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8E6F88 color codes

HEX	`#8E6F88`
RGB	`rgb(142, 111, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, 16.7, -9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 18.97, 331.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.283, 18.898, 25.814)`
Decimal	`9334664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6F88, 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 #8E6F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E6F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #8E6F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6f88; }
.text { color: #8e6f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 111 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6f88, #8e6f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E6F88?: #8E6F88 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6F88?: The RGB value is 142, 111, 136: 142 red, 111 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6F88?: The complementary color is #6F8E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6F88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.