What color is #8F008A?

#8F008A is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F008A?

The RGB value is 143, 0, 138: 143 red, 0 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F008A?

The complementary color is #008F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F008A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F008A color

#8F008A rgb(143, 0, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F008A is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 0% green and 54.1% blue (143, 0, 138).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Magenta (#8B008B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#8F008A color codes

HEX	`#8F008A`
RGB	`rgb(143, 0, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 0%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.3, 63.09, -36.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.3, 73.12, 329.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.915, 7.676, 24.683)`
Decimal	`9371786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F008A, 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 #8F008A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F008A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8F008A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f008a; }
.text { color: #8f008a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f008a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 0 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f008a, #8f0042); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F008A?: #8F008A is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Dark Magenta. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F008A?: The RGB value is 143, 0, 138: 143 red, 0 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F008A?: The complementary color is #008F05, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F008A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.