What color is #8F6793?

#8F6793 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 #8F6793?

The RGB value is 143, 103, 147: 143 red, 103 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6793?

The complementary color is #6B9367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6793?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6793 color

#8F6793 rgb(143, 103, 147)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6793 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.4% green and 57.6% blue (143, 103, 147).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#8F6793 color codes

HEX	`#8F6793`
RGB	`rgb(143, 103, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.07, 23.93, -17.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.07, 29.81, 323.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.444, 17.647, 29.875)`
Decimal	`9398163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6793, 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 #8F6793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #8F6793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6793; }
.text { color: #8f6793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 103 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6793, #936781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F6793?: #8F6793 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 #8F6793?: The RGB value is 143, 103, 147: 143 red, 103 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6793?: The complementary color is #6B9367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6793?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.