What color is #8C83BD?

#8C83BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C83BD?

The RGB value is 140, 131, 189: 140 red, 131 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C83BD?

The complementary color is #B4BD83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C83BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C83BD color

#8C83BD rgb(140, 131, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C83BD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51.4% green and 74.1% blue (140, 131, 189).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#8C83BD color codes

HEX	`#8C83BD`
RGB	`rgb(140, 131, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, 16.16, -29.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 33.29, 299.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.115, 25.482, 51.571)`
Decimal	`9208765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C83BD, 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 #8C83BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C83BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #8C83BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c83bd; }
.text { color: #8c83bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c83bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 131 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c83bd, #a983bd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C83BD?: #8C83BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C83BD?: The RGB value is 140, 131, 189: 140 red, 131 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C83BD?: The complementary color is #B4BD83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C83BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.