Plum
#8A61AE · Plum
#8A61AE is Plum, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 138, 97, 174 and a relative luminance of 0.170, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.17
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
4.77:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
4.40:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8A61AE?
#8A61AE is Plum, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 138, 97, 174, and in HSL it is 272°, 32%, 53%.
Is #8A61AE a light or dark color?
#8A61AE has a relative luminance of 0.170, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8A61AE?
Its complementary color is #85AE61. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.