#8A6F91
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #8A6F91
#8A6F91 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 44% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe (ΔE 19.8), with Taupe the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #76916F (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.76:1, 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 #8A6F91?
#8A6F91 is a medium, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 54% red, 44% green and 57% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #8A6F91?
Use black text. Black on #8A6F91 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A6F91?
Its complementary colour is #76916F, and analogous partners are #796F91 and #916F87.