What color is #8E82FE?

#8E82FE is a light, vivid blue known as Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Periwinkle Purple?

The RGB value is 142, 130, 254: 142 red, 130 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Periwinkle Purple?

The complementary color is #F2FE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E82FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Periwinkle Purple color: hex code #8E82FE

#8E82FE rgb(142, 130, 254)

Shades of blue

Periwinkle Purple has the hex code #8E82FE. It is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51% green and 99.6% blue (142, 130, 254).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 98% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE) color codes

HEX	`#8E82FE`
RGB	`rgb(142, 130, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 98%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 49%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.67, 34.69, -60.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.67, 69.74, 299.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.022, 28.87, 97.369)`
Decimal	`9339646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Periwinkle Purple, 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 #8E82FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E82FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #8E82FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e82fe; }
.text { color: #8e82fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e82fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 130 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e82fe, #cc82fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8E82FE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8E82FE?: #8E82FE is a light, vivid blue known as Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Periwinkle Purple?: The RGB value is 142, 130, 254: 142 red, 130 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Periwinkle Purple?: The complementary color is #F2FE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E82FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.