What color is #8981D0?

#8981D0 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 #8981D0?

The RGB value is 137, 129, 208: 137 red, 129 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8981D0?

The complementary color is #C8D081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8981D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8981D0 color

#8981D0 rgb(137, 129, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8981D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.6% green and 81.6% blue (137, 129, 208).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#8981D0 color codes

HEX	`#8981D0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 129, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 38%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 21.35, -39.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 45.12, 298.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.549, 25.572, 63.041)`
Decimal	`9011664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8981D0, 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 #8981D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8981D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #8981D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8981d0; }
.text { color: #8981d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8981d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 129 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8981d0, #b081d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8981D0?: #8981D0 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 #8981D0?: The RGB value is 137, 129, 208: 137 red, 129 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8981D0?: The complementary color is #C8D081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8981D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.