What color is #8380AD?

#8380AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8380AD?

The RGB value is 131, 128, 173: 131 red, 128 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8380AD?

The complementary color is #AAAD80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8380AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8380AD color

#8380AD rgb(131, 128, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8380AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 50.2% green and 67.8% blue (131, 128, 173).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#8380AD color codes

HEX	`#8380AD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 128, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 50.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 26%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 11.14, -23.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 25.9, 295.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.62, 23.28, 42.723)`
Decimal	`8618157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8380AD, 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 #8380AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8380AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #8380AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8380ad; }
.text { color: #8380ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8380ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 128 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8380ad, #9a80ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8380AD?: #8380AD is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8380AD?: The RGB value is 131, 128, 173: 131 red, 128 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8380AD?: The complementary color is #AAAD80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8380AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.