What color is #8F70C9?

#8F70C9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F70C9?

The RGB value is 143, 112, 201: 143 red, 112 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F70C9?

The complementary color is #AAC970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F70C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F70C9 color

#8F70C9 rgb(143, 112, 201)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F70C9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 43.9% green and 78.8% blue (143, 112, 201).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 45% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#8F70C9 color codes

HEX	`#8F70C9`
RGB	`rgb(143, 112, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 43.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 45%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 44%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, 31.14, -42.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 52.3, 306.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.662, 21.645, 57.968)`
Decimal	`9400521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F70C9, 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 #8F70C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F70C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #8F70C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f70c9; }
.text { color: #8f70c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f70c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 112 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f70c9, #bb70c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F70C9?: #8F70C9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Medium Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F70C9?: The RGB value is 143, 112, 201: 143 red, 112 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F70C9?: The complementary color is #AAC970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F70C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.