What color is #8F6682?

#8F6682 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6682?

The RGB value is 143, 102, 130: 143 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6682?

The complementary color is #668F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6682?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6682 color

#8F6682 rgb(143, 102, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F6682 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40% green and 51% blue (143, 102, 130).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8F6682 color codes

HEX	`#8F6682`
RGB	`rgb(143, 102, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, 21.19, -8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 23.02, 337.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.108, 16.955, 23.328)`
Decimal	`9397890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6682, 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 #8F6682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #8F6682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6682; }
.text { color: #8f6682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 102 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6682, #8f666e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8F6682?: #8F6682 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6682?: The RGB value is 143, 102, 130: 143 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6682?: The complementary color is #668F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6682?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.