What color is #8F3B73?

#8F3B73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F3B73?

The RGB value is 143, 59, 115: 143 red, 59 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F3B73?

The complementary color is #3B8F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F3B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F3B73 color

#8F3B73 rgb(143, 59, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F3B73 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 23.1% green and 45.1% blue (143, 59, 115).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 42% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#8F3B73 color codes

HEX	`#8F3B73`
RGB	`rgb(143, 59, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 23.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 42%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 59%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, 42.33, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 44.89, 340.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.987, 10.207, 17.344)`
Decimal	`9386867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F3B73, 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 #8F3B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F3B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	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 #8F3B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f3b73; }
.text { color: #8f3b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f3b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 59 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f3b73, #8f3b49); }

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Questions

What color is #8F3B73?: #8F3B73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F3B73?: The RGB value is 143, 59, 115: 143 red, 59 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F3B73?: The complementary color is #3B8F57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F3B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.