What color is #8F6F99?

#8F6F99 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 #8F6F99?

The RGB value is 143, 111, 153: 143 red, 111 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6F99?

The complementary color is #79996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6F99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6F99 color

#8F6F99 rgb(143, 111, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F6F99 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 43.5% green and 60% blue (143, 111, 153).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Sunshone Plum (#886688), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8F6F99 color codes

HEX	`#8F6F99`
RGB	`rgb(143, 111, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 43.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, 20.51, -17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 27.24, 318.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.761, 19.509, 32.697)`
Decimal	`9400217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6F99, 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 #8F6F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F6F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #8F6F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6f99; }
.text { color: #8f6f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 111 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6f99, #996f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F6F99?: #8F6F99 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 #8F6F99?: The RGB value is 143, 111, 153: 143 red, 111 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6F99?: The complementary color is #79996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6F99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.