What color is #8E7092?

#8E7092 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 #8E7092?

The RGB value is 142, 112, 146: 142 red, 112 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7092?

The complementary color is #749270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7092?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7092 color

#8E7092 rgb(142, 112, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E7092 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.9% green and 57.3% blue (142, 112, 146).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#8E7092 color codes

HEX	`#8E7092`
RGB	`rgb(142, 112, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.17, 18.11, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.17, 22.89, 322.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.137, 19.415, 29.77)`
Decimal	`9334930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7092, 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 #8E7092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #8E7092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7092; }
.text { color: #8e7092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 112 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7092, #927085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E7092?: #8E7092 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 #8E7092?: The RGB value is 142, 112, 146: 142 red, 112 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7092?: The complementary color is #749270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7092?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.