What color is #8278C2?

#8278C2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8278C2?

The RGB value is 130, 120, 194: 130 red, 120 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8278C2?

The complementary color is #B8C278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8278C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8278C2 color

#8278C2 rgb(130, 120, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8278C2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.1% green and 76.1% blue (130, 120, 194).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#8278C2 color codes

HEX	`#8278C2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 120, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.1%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 38%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.1, 20.97, -37.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.1, 42.86, 299.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.657, 22.073, 53.937)`
Decimal	`8550594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8278C2, 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 #8278C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8278C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #8278C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8278c2; }
.text { color: #8278c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8278c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 120 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8278c2, #a778c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #8278C2?: #8278C2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8278C2?: The RGB value is 130, 120, 194: 130 red, 120 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8278C2?: The complementary color is #B8C278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8278C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.