What color is #8483AB?

#8483AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8483AB?

The RGB value is 132, 131, 171: 132 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8483AB?

The complementary color is #AAAB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8483AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8483AB color

#8483AB rgb(132, 131, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8483AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.4% green and 67.1% blue (132, 131, 171).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#8483AB color codes

HEX	`#8483AB`
RGB	`rgb(132, 131, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.17, 9.22, -20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.17, 22.93, 293.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.981, 24.078, 41.852)`
Decimal	`8684459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8483AB, 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 #8483AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8483AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #8483AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8483ab; }
.text { color: #8483ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8483ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 131 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8483ab, #9883ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8483AB?: #8483AB is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8483AB?: The RGB value is 132, 131, 171: 132 red, 131 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8483AB?: The complementary color is #AAAB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8483AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.