What color is #8F80D7?

#8F80D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F80D7?

The RGB value is 143, 128, 215: 143 red, 128 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F80D7?

The complementary color is #C8D780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F80D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F80D7 color

#8F80D7 rgb(143, 128, 215)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F80D7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 50.2% green and 84.3% blue (143, 128, 215).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#8F80D7 color codes

HEX	`#8F80D7`
RGB	`rgb(143, 128, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 50.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 40%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 40%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, 25.44, -42.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 49.74, 300.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.309, 26.184, 67.681)`
Decimal	`9404631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F80D7, 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 #8F80D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F80D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #8F80D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f80d7; }
.text { color: #8f80d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f80d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 128 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f80d7, #bb80d7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F80D7?: #8F80D7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F80D7?: The RGB value is 143, 128, 215: 143 red, 128 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F80D7?: The complementary color is #C8D780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F80D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.