What color is #8F42B0?

#8F42B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F42B0?

The RGB value is 143, 66, 176: 143 red, 66 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F42B0?

The complementary color is #63B042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F42B0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F42B0 color

#8F42B0 rgb(143, 66, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F42B0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 25.9% green and 69% blue (143, 66, 176).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pleasant Purple (#8833AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8F42B0 color codes

HEX	`#8F42B0`
RGB	`rgb(143, 66, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 25.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 63%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 63%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.57, 50.35, -45.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.57, 67.61, 318.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.111, 12.871, 42.438)`
Decimal	`9388720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F42B0, 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 #8F42B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F42B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #8F42B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f42b0; }
.text { color: #8f42b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f42b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 66 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f42b0, #b0429a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Orchid.

Questions

What color is #8F42B0?: #8F42B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pleasant Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F42B0?: The RGB value is 143, 66, 176: 143 red, 66 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F42B0?: The complementary color is #63B042, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F42B0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.