What color is #8F7395?

#8F7395 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7395?

The RGB value is 143, 115, 149: 143 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7395?

The complementary color is #799573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7395 color

#8F7395 rgb(143, 115, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F7395 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.1% green and 58.4% blue (143, 115, 149).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8F7395 color codes

HEX	`#8F7395`
RGB	`rgb(143, 115, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 23%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, 17.33, -14.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 22.45, 320.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.883, 20.271, 31.135)`
Decimal	`9401237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7395, 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 #8F7395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #8F7395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7395; }
.text { color: #8f7395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 115 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7395, #95738a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F7395?: #8F7395 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7395?: The RGB value is 143, 115, 149: 143 red, 115 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7395?: The complementary color is #799573, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.