What color is #8F6796?

#8F6796 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 #8F6796?

The RGB value is 143, 103, 150: 143 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6796?

The complementary color is #6E9667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6796 color

#8F6796 rgb(143, 103, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6796 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.4% green and 58.8% blue (143, 103, 150).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#8F6796 color codes

HEX	`#8F6796`
RGB	`rgb(143, 103, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 31%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, 24.55, -19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 31.27, 321.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.682, 17.743, 31.131)`
Decimal	`9398166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6796, 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 #8F6796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #8F6796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6796; }
.text { color: #8f6796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 103 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6796, #966786); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F6796?: #8F6796 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 #8F6796?: The RGB value is 143, 103, 150: 143 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6796?: The complementary color is #6E9667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.