What color is #8F5E95?

#8F5E95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5E95?

The RGB value is 143, 94, 149: 143 red, 94 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5E95?

The complementary color is #64955E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5E95?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5E95 color

#8F5E95 rgb(143, 94, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F5E95 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 36.9% green and 58.4% blue (143, 94, 149).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8F5E95 color codes

HEX	`#8F5E95`
RGB	`rgb(143, 94, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 36.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 37%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 37%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47, 29.56, -22.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47, 36.93, 323.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.755, 16.016, 30.426)`
Decimal	`9395861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5E95, 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 #8F5E95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5E95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #8F5E95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5e95; }
.text { color: #8f5e95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5e95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 94 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5e95, #955e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F5E95?: #8F5E95 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5E95?: The RGB value is 143, 94, 149: 143 red, 94 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5E95?: The complementary color is #64955E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5E95?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.