What color is #8F688B?

#8F688B 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 #8F688B?

The RGB value is 143, 104, 139: 143 red, 104 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F688B?

The complementary color is #688F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F688B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F688B color

#8F688B rgb(143, 104, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F688B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.8% green and 54.5% blue (143, 104, 139).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#8F688B color codes

HEX	`#8F688B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 104, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, 21.74, -13.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 25.39, 328.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.938, 17.605, 26.716)`
Decimal	`9398411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F688B, 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 #8F688B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F688B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #8F688B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f688b; }
.text { color: #8f688b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f688b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 104 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f688b, #8f6877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F688B?: #8F688B 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 #8F688B?: The RGB value is 143, 104, 139: 143 red, 104 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F688B?: The complementary color is #688F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F688B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.