What color is #8F5796?

#8F5796 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5796?

The RGB value is 143, 87, 150: 143 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5796?

The complementary color is #5E9657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5796?

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

#8F5796 color

#8F5796 rgb(143, 87, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F5796 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 34.1% green and 58.8% blue (143, 87, 150).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 27% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Vicious Violet (#8F509D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8F5796 color codes

HEX	`#8F5796`
RGB	`rgb(143, 87, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 34.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 27%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 42%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.44, 33.75, -25.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.44, 42.09, 323.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.24, 14.859, 30.65)`
Decimal	`9394070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5796, 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 #8F5796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #8F5796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5796; }
.text { color: #8f5796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 87 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5796, #96577d); }

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Questions

What color is #8F5796?: #8F5796 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Vicious Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5796?: The RGB value is 143, 87, 150: 143 red, 87 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5796?: The complementary color is #5E9657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.