What color is #8E80C9?

#8E80C9 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 #8E80C9?

The RGB value is 142, 128, 201: 142 red, 128 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E80C9?

The complementary color is #BBC980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E80C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E80C9 color

#8E80C9 rgb(142, 128, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E80C9 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.2% green and 78.8% blue (142, 128, 201).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#8E80C9 color codes

HEX	`#8E80C9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 128, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.2%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 36%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, 21.53, -36.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 41.96, 300.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.414, 25.406, 58.601)`
Decimal	`9339081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E80C9, 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 #8E80C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E80C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #8E80C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e80c9; }
.text { color: #8e80c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e80c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 128 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e80c9, #b280c9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E80C9?: #8E80C9 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 #8E80C9?: The RGB value is 142, 128, 201: 142 red, 128 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E80C9?: The complementary color is #BBC980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E80C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.