What color is #8D85C7?

#8D85C7 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 #8D85C7?

The RGB value is 141, 133, 199: 141 red, 133 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D85C7?

The complementary color is #BFC785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D85C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D85C7 color

#8D85C7 rgb(141, 133, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D85C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.2% green and 78% blue (141, 133, 199).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8D85C7 color codes

HEX	`#8D85C7`
RGB	`rgb(141, 133, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 33%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, 17.81, -33.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 37.65, 298.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.678, 26.561, 57.585)`
Decimal	`9274823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D85C7, 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 #8D85C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D85C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8D85C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d85c7; }
.text { color: #8d85c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d85c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 133 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d85c7, #ae85c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D85C7?: #8D85C7 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 #8D85C7?: The RGB value is 141, 133, 199: 141 red, 133 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D85C7?: The complementary color is #BFC785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D85C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.