What color is #8E82B9?

#8E82B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E82B9?

The RGB value is 142, 130, 185: 142 red, 130 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E82B9?

The complementary color is #ADB982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E82B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E82B9 color

#8E82B9 rgb(142, 130, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E82B9 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51% green and 72.5% blue (142, 130, 185).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#8E82B9 color codes

HEX	`#8E82B9`
RGB	`rgb(142, 130, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.29, 16.37, -27.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.29, 31.75, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.893, 25.219, 49.288)`
Decimal	`9339577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E82B9, 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 #8E82B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E82B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #8E82B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e82b9; }
.text { color: #8e82b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e82b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 130 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e82b9, #aa82b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E82B9?: #8E82B9 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E82B9?: The RGB value is 142, 130, 185: 142 red, 130 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E82B9?: The complementary color is #ADB982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E82B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.