What color is #8383CB?

#8383CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8383CB?

The RGB value is 131, 131, 203: 131 red, 131 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8383CB?

The complementary color is #CBCB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8383CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8383CB color

#8383CB rgb(131, 131, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8383CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 51.4% green and 79.6% blue (131, 131, 203).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#8383CB color codes

HEX	`#8383CB`
RGB	`rgb(131, 131, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 51.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, 17.17, -37.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 41.03, 294.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.253, 25.369, 59.896)`
Decimal	`8618955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8383CB, 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 #8383CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8383CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #8383CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8383cb; }
.text { color: #8383cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8383cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 131 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8383cb, #a783cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #8383CB?: #8383CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8383CB?: The RGB value is 131, 131, 203: 131 red, 131 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8383CB?: The complementary color is #CBCB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8383CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.