What color is #8F6998?

#8F6998 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 #8F6998?

The RGB value is 143, 105, 152: 143 red, 105 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6998?

The complementary color is #729869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6998 color

#8F6998 rgb(143, 105, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6998 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 41.2% green and 59.6% blue (143, 105, 152).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8F6998 color codes

HEX	`#8F6998`
RGB	`rgb(143, 105, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 41.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 31%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, 23.8, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 30.89, 320.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.046, 18.21, 32.053)`
Decimal	`9398680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6998, 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 #8F6998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #8F6998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6998; }
.text { color: #8f6998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 105 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6998, #98698a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F6998?: #8F6998 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 #8F6998?: The RGB value is 143, 105, 152: 143 red, 105 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6998?: The complementary color is #729869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.