What color is #8E83A8?

#8E83A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E83A8?

The RGB value is 142, 131, 168: 142 red, 131 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E83A8?

The complementary color is #9DA883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E83A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E83A8 color

#8E83A8 rgb(142, 131, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #8E83A8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.4% green and 65.9% blue (142, 131, 168).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#8E83A8 color codes

HEX	`#8E83A8`
RGB	`rgb(142, 131, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.89, 11.79, -18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.89, 21.59, 303.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.338, 24.81, 40.44)`
Decimal	`9339816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E83A8, 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 #8E83A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E83A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #8E83A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e83a8; }
.text { color: #8e83a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e83a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 131 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e83a8, #a183a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E83A8?: #8E83A8 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E83A8?: The RGB value is 142, 131, 168: 142 red, 131 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E83A8?: The complementary color is #9DA883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E83A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.