What color is #8282C3?

#8282C3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8282C3?

The RGB value is 130, 130, 195: 130 red, 130 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8282C3?

The complementary color is #C3C382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8282C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8282C3 color

#8282C3 rgb(130, 130, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8282C3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51% green and 76.5% blue (130, 130, 195).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8282C3 color codes

HEX	`#8282C3`
RGB	`rgb(130, 130, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 33%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 15.33, -33.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 37.14, 294.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.036, 24.65, 54.953)`
Decimal	`8553155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8282C3, 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 #8282C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8282C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8282C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8282c3; }
.text { color: #8282c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8282c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 130 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8282c3, #a382c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8282C3?: #8282C3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8282C3?: The RGB value is 130, 130, 195: 130 red, 130 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8282C3?: The complementary color is #C3C382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8282C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.