What color is #8E7990?

#8E7990 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7990?

The RGB value is 142, 121, 144: 142 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7990?

The complementary color is #7B9079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7990 color

#8E7990 rgb(142, 121, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E7990 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (142, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8E7990 color codes

HEX	`#8E7990`
RGB	`rgb(142, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, 12.44, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 15.61, 322.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.026, 21.44, 29.305)`
Decimal	`9337232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7990, 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 #8E7990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8E7990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7990; }
.text { color: #8e7990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7990, #907986); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8E7990?: #8E7990 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7990?: The RGB value is 142, 121, 144: 142 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7990?: The complementary color is #7B9079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.