What color is #8D82BC?

#8D82BC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D82BC?

The RGB value is 141, 130, 188: 141 red, 130 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D82BC?

The complementary color is #B1BC82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D82BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D82BC color

#8D82BC rgb(141, 130, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D82BC is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51% green and 73.7% blue (141, 130, 188).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#8D82BC color codes

HEX	`#8D82BC`
RGB	`rgb(141, 130, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 31%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 16.8, -28.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 33.39, 300.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.042, 25.258, 50.965)`
Decimal	`9274044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D82BC, 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 #8D82BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D82BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #8D82BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d82bc; }
.text { color: #8d82bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d82bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 130 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d82bc, #aa82bc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D82BC?: #8D82BC is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D82BC?: The RGB value is 141, 130, 188: 141 red, 130 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D82BC?: The complementary color is #B1BC82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D82BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.