What color is #8274EC?

#8274EC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8274EC?

The RGB value is 130, 116, 236: 130 red, 116 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8274EC?

The complementary color is #DEEC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8274EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8274EC color

#8274EC rgb(130, 116, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8274EC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.5% green and 92.5% blue (130, 116, 236).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 76% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8274EC color codes

HEX	`#8274EC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 116, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 76%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 51%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 51%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, 35, -59.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 68.67, 300.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.587, 23.291, 82.225)`
Decimal	`8549612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8274EC, 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 #8274EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8274EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8274EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8274ec; }
.text { color: #8274ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8274ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 116 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8274ec, #be74ec); }

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Questions

What color is #8274EC?: #8274EC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8274EC?: The RGB value is 130, 116, 236: 130 red, 116 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8274EC?: The complementary color is #DEEC74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8274EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.