What color is #8E84F7?

#8E84F7 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E84F7?

The RGB value is 142, 132, 247: 142 red, 132 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E84F7?

The complementary color is #EDF784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E84F7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E84F7 color

#8E84F7 rgb(142, 132, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E84F7 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.8% green and 96.9% blue (142, 132, 247).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 88% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle Purple (#8E82FE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#8E84F7 color codes

HEX	`#8E84F7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 132, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.8%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 88%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 47%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 47%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, 31.57, -56.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 64.73, 299.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.19, 28.967, 91.662)`
Decimal	`9340151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E84F7, 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 #8E84F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E84F7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #8E84F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e84f7; }
.text { color: #8e84f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e84f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 132 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e84f7, #c884f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E84F7?: #8E84F7 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E84F7?: The RGB value is 142, 132, 247: 142 red, 132 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E84F7?: The complementary color is #EDF784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E84F7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.