What color is #8F7592?

#8F7592 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7592?

The RGB value is 143, 117, 146: 143 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7592?

The complementary color is #789275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7592 color

#8F7592 rgb(143, 117, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8F7592 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.9% green and 57.3% blue (143, 117, 146).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#8F7592 color codes

HEX	`#8F7592`
RGB	`rgb(143, 117, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, 15.54, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 19.58, 322.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.877, 20.638, 29.967)`
Decimal	`9401746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7592, 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 #8F7592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #8F7592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7592; }
.text { color: #8f7592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 117 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7592, #927586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F7592?: #8F7592 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7592?: The RGB value is 143, 117, 146: 143 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7592?: The complementary color is #789275, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.