What color is #8182B2?

#8182B2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8182B2?

The RGB value is 129, 130, 178: 129 red, 130 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8182B2?

The complementary color is #B2B181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8182B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8182B2 color

#8182B2 rgb(129, 130, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8182B2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 51% green and 69.8% blue (129, 130, 178).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#8182B2 color codes

HEX	`#8182B2`
RGB	`rgb(129, 130, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 51%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 27%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, 10.6, -25.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 27.51, 292.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.07, 23.846, 45.393)`
Decimal	`8487602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8182B2, 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 #8182B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8182B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #8182B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8182b2; }
.text { color: #8182b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8182b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 130 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8182b2, #9981b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8182B2?: #8182B2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8182B2?: The RGB value is 129, 130, 178: 129 red, 130 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8182B2?: The complementary color is #B2B181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8182B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.