What color is #8F68CC?

#8F68CC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Amethyst. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F68CC?

The RGB value is 143, 104, 204: 143 red, 104 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F68CC?

The complementary color is #A5CC68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F68CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F68CC color

#8F68CC rgb(143, 104, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F68CC is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.8% green and 80% blue (143, 104, 204).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Amethyst (#9966CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8F68CC color codes

HEX	`#8F68CC`
RGB	`rgb(143, 104, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 49%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 49%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 36.5, -46.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 59.05, 308.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.175, 20.1, 59.563)`
Decimal	`9398476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F68CC, 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 #8F68CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F68CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #8F68CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f68cc; }
.text { color: #8f68cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f68cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 104 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f68cc, #c168cc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F68CC?: #8F68CC is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Amethyst. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F68CC?: The RGB value is 143, 104, 204: 143 red, 104 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F68CC?: The complementary color is #A5CC68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F68CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.