What color is #8293B1?

#8293B1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8293B1?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 177: 130 red, 147 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8293B1?

The complementary color is #B1A082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8293B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8293B1 color

#8293B1 rgb(130, 147, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8293B1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 69.4% blue (130, 147, 177).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Horizon (#7C94B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#8293B1 color codes

HEX	`#8293B1`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.59, 0.85, -17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.59, 17.7, 272.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.573, 28.787, 45.69)`
Decimal	`8557489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8293B1, 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 #8293B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8293B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #8293B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8293b1; }
.text { color: #8293b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8293b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8293b1, #8982b1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8293B1?: #8293B1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Celestial Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8293B1?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 177: 130 red, 147 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8293B1?: The complementary color is #B1A082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8293B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.