What color is #8E7899?

#8E7899 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7899?

The RGB value is 142, 120, 153: 142 red, 120 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7899?

The complementary color is #839978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7899 color

#8E7899 rgb(142, 120, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E7899 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.1% green and 60% blue (142, 120, 153).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8E7899 color codes

HEX	`#8E7899`
RGB	`rgb(142, 120, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.48, 14.89, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.48, 20.86, 315.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.621, 21.484, 33.033)`
Decimal	`9336985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7899, 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 #8E7899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #8E7899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7899; }
.text { color: #8e7899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 120 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7899, #997893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E7899?: #8E7899 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7899?: The RGB value is 142, 120, 153: 142 red, 120 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7899?: The complementary color is #839978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.