#8A6D91
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #8A6D91
#8A6D91 is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 43% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Lilac (ΔE 21.1); Lilac comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #74916D — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #8A6D91 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.68:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A6D91?
#8A6D91 is a muted, medium shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 54% red, 43% green and 57% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6D91?
Use black text. Black on #8A6D91 has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6D91?
Its complementary colour is #74916D, and analogous partners are #786D91 and #916D86.