What color is #8283C6?

#8283C6 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 #8283C6?

The RGB value is 130, 131, 198: 130 red, 131 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8283C6?

The complementary color is #C6C582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8283C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8283C6 color

#8283C6 rgb(130, 131, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8283C6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.4% green and 77.6% blue (130, 131, 198).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#8283C6 color codes

HEX	`#8283C6`
RGB	`rgb(130, 131, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 34%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, 15.54, -34.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 38.22, 293.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.512, 25.055, 56.802)`
Decimal	`8553414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8283C6, 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 #8283C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8283C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #8283C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8283c6; }
.text { color: #8283c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8283c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 131 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8283c6, #a382c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8283C6?: #8283C6 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 #8283C6?: The RGB value is 130, 131, 198: 130 red, 131 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8283C6?: The complementary color is #C6C582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8283C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.