What color is #8293C1?

#8293C1 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 #8293C1?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 193: 130 red, 147 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8293C1?

The complementary color is #C1B082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8293C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8293C1 color

#8293C1 rgb(130, 147, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8293C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 75.7% blue (130, 147, 193).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#8293C1 color codes

HEX	`#8293C1`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 4.91, -25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 26.26, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.263, 29.462, 54.587)`
Decimal	`8557505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8293C1, 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 #8293C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8293C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #8293C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8293c1; }
.text { color: #8293c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8293c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8293c1, #9182c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8293C1?: #8293C1 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 #8293C1?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 193: 130 red, 147 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8293C1?: The complementary color is #C1B082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8293C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.