What color is #8F6790?

#8F6790 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6790?

The RGB value is 143, 103, 144: 143 red, 103 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6790?

The complementary color is #689067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6790?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6790 color

#8F6790 rgb(143, 103, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6790 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.4% green and 56.5% blue (143, 103, 144).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#8F6790 color codes

HEX	`#8F6790`
RGB	`rgb(143, 103, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 28%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 23.32, -16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 28.38, 325.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.211, 17.554, 28.651)`
Decimal	`9398160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6790, 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 #8F6790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #8F6790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6790; }
.text { color: #8f6790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 103 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6790, #90677d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F6790?: #8F6790 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sunshone Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6790?: The RGB value is 143, 103, 144: 143 red, 103 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6790?: The complementary color is #689067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6790?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.