What color is #8F6096?

#8F6096 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 #8F6096?

The RGB value is 143, 96, 150: 143 red, 96 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6096?

The complementary color is #679660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6096?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6096 color

#8F6096 rgb(143, 96, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6096 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 37.6% green and 58.8% blue (143, 96, 150).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Purple (#805B87), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8F6096 color codes

HEX	`#8F6096`
RGB	`rgb(143, 96, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 37.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 36%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.51, 28.61, -21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.51, 36.06, 322.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.015, 16.408, 30.908)`
Decimal	`9396374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6096, 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 #8F6096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #8F6096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6096; }
.text { color: #8f6096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 96 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6096, #966082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F6096?: #8F6096 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 #8F6096?: The RGB value is 143, 96, 150: 143 red, 96 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6096?: The complementary color is #679660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6096?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.