What color is #8483FF?

#8483FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8483FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #8483FF?

The complementary color is #FEFF83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8483FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8483FF color

#8483FF rgb(132, 131, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8483FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 51.4% green and 100% blue (132, 131, 255).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#8483FF color codes

HEX	`#8483FF`
RGB	`rgb(132, 131, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 51.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 49%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.21, 32.19, -61.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.21, 69.7, 297.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.677, 28.356, 98.182)`
Decimal	`8684543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8483FF, 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 #8483FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8483FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #8483FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8483ff; }
.text { color: #8483ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8483ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 131 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8483ff, #c283ff); }

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Questions

What color is #8483FF?: #8483FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8483FF?: The RGB value is 132, 131, 255: 132 red, 131 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8483FF?: The complementary color is #FEFF83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8483FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.