What color is #8279BE?

#8279BE 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 #8279BE?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 190: 130 red, 121 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8279BE?

The complementary color is #B5BE79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8279BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8279BE color

#8279BE rgb(130, 121, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8279BE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 74.5% blue (130, 121, 190).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 35% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#8279BE color codes

HEX	`#8279BE`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 35%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 36%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 19.32, -34.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 39.96, 298.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.335, 22.138, 51.643)`
Decimal	`8550846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8279BE, 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 #8279BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8279BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #8279BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8279be; }
.text { color: #8279be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8279be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8279be, #a579be); }

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Questions

What color is #8279BE?: #8279BE 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 #8279BE?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 190: 130 red, 121 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8279BE?: The complementary color is #B5BE79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8279BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.