#8A83D3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Cornflowerblue.

About #8A83D3

Visually, #8A83D3 is defined as a moderate blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cornflowerblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 131, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 35% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow, and 17% black. With a hue angle of 245.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A83D3
RGB138, 131, 211
HSL245.2°, 47.6%, 67.1%
CMYK35%, 38%, 0%, 17%
HSV245.2°, 37.9%, 82.7%
LAB58.4, 21.3, -40.3
XYZ30.4, 26.3, 65.1
Decimal9077715

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.27:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A83D3; }
.text-color { color: #8A83D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A83D3; }

Similar Colors

Cornflowerblue
#6495ED