#8A83BE
Wisteria · medium cool blue
About #8A83BE
With the hex code #8A83BE, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 51% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Wisteria and Steel Blue — a ΔE of 18.0 — followed by Steel Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B7BE83, a matcha shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.07:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A83BE?
With the hex code #8A83BE, this is a medium blue with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 51% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 27% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A83BE?
Use black text. Black on #8A83BE has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A83BE?
Its complementary colour is #B7BE83, and analogous partners are #839ABE and #A783BE.