Exploring the Color #8C6994

#8C6994 sits at 289° on the color wheel, placing it in the magenta family of the neutral half of the spectrum. With 17% saturation and 50% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 140, 105, 148 produces a 4.60:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #8C6994 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 33 units away from #808080. Designers reach for magenta hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the balanced cast tends to pair best with either warm or cool accents depending on the surrounding palette.

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