What color is #8F6094?

#8F6094 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 #8F6094?

The RGB value is 143, 96, 148: 143 red, 96 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6094?

The complementary color is #659460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6094?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6094 color

#8F6094 rgb(143, 96, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6094 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 37.6% green and 58% blue (143, 96, 148).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#8F6094 color codes

HEX	`#8F6094`
RGB	`rgb(143, 96, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 37.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 35%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, 28.2, -20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 35.1, 323.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.855, 16.344, 30.067)`
Decimal	`9396372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6094, 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 #8F6094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #8F6094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6094; }
.text { color: #8f6094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 96 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6094, #94607f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F6094?: #8F6094 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 #8F6094?: The RGB value is 143, 96, 148: 143 red, 96 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6094?: The complementary color is #659460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6094?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.