What color is #8F5891?

#8F5891 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5891?

The RGB value is 143, 88, 145: 143 red, 88 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5891?

The complementary color is #5A9158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5891?

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.

#8F5891 color

#8F5891 rgb(143, 88, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F5891 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 34.5% green and 56.9% blue (143, 88, 145).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Grape Candy (#905284), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8F5891 color codes

HEX	`#8F5891`
RGB	`rgb(143, 88, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 34.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 39%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 32.18, -22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 39.06, 325.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.928, 14.864, 28.602)`
Decimal	`9394321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5891, 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 #8F5891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5891 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 #8F5891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5891; }
.text { color: #8f5891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 88 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5891, #915877); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F5891?: #8F5891 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Candy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5891?: The RGB value is 143, 88, 145: 143 red, 88 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5891?: The complementary color is #5A9158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5891?: 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.