What color is #8E83BB?

#8E83BB 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 #8E83BB?

The RGB value is 142, 131, 187: 142 red, 131 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E83BB?

The complementary color is #B0BB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E83BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E83BB color

#8E83BB rgb(142, 131, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E83BB is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.4% green and 73.3% blue (142, 131, 187).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#8E83BB color codes

HEX	`#8E83BB`
RGB	`rgb(142, 131, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.63, 16.28, -27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.63, 32.23, 300.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.239, 25.571, 50.452)`
Decimal	`9339835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E83BB, 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 #8E83BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E83BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #8E83BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e83bb; }
.text { color: #8e83bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e83bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 131 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e83bb, #aa83bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E83BB?: #8E83BB 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 #8E83BB?: The RGB value is 142, 131, 187: 142 red, 131 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E83BB?: The complementary color is #B0BB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E83BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.