What color is #8B83A4?

#8B83A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B83A4?

The RGB value is 139, 131, 164: 139 red, 131 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B83A4?

The complementary color is #9CA483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B83A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B83A4 color

#8B83A4 rgb(139, 131, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B83A4 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51.4% green and 64.3% blue (139, 131, 164).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8B83A4 color codes

HEX	`#8B83A4`
RGB	`rgb(139, 131, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 9.88, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 19.17, 301.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.463, 24.402, 38.483)`
Decimal	`9143204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B83A4, 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 #8B83A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B83A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8B83A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b83a4; }
.text { color: #8b83a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b83a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 131 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b83a4, #9b83a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B83A4?: #8B83A4 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B83A4?: The RGB value is 139, 131, 164: 139 red, 131 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B83A4?: The complementary color is #9CA483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B83A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.