What color is #8F7488?

#8F7488 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7488?

The RGB value is 143, 116, 136: 143 red, 116 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7488?

The complementary color is #748F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7488?

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.

#8F7488 color

#8F7488 rgb(143, 116, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F7488 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.5% green and 53.3% blue (143, 116, 136).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8F7488 color codes

HEX	`#8F7488`
RGB	`rgb(143, 116, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 14.14, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 15.75, 333.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.017, 20.109, 26.009)`
Decimal	`9401480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7488, 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 #8F7488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7488 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 #8F7488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7488; }
.text { color: #8f7488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 116 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7488, #8f747b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F7488?: #8F7488 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7488?: The RGB value is 143, 116, 136: 143 red, 116 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7488?: The complementary color is #748F7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7488?: 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.