What color is #8D83AD?

#8D83AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D83AD?

The RGB value is 141, 131, 173: 141 red, 131 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D83AD?

The complementary color is #A3AD83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D83AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D83AD color

#8D83AD rgb(141, 131, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D83AD is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.4% green and 67.8% blue (141, 131, 173).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8D83AD color codes

HEX	`#8D83AD`
RGB	`rgb(141, 131, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 24%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, 12.61, -20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 24.34, 301.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.642, 24.912, 42.932)`
Decimal	`9274285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D83AD, 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 #8D83AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D83AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #8D83AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d83ad; }
.text { color: #8d83ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d83ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 131 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d83ad, #a283ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D83AD?: #8D83AD is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D83AD?: The RGB value is 141, 131, 173: 141 red, 131 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D83AD?: The complementary color is #A3AD83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D83AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.