Cornflower
#8E83C3 · Cornflower
#8E83C3 is Cornflower, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 142, 131, 195 and a relative luminance of 0.259, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.26
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.40:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
6.18:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8E83C3?
#8E83C3 is Cornflower, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 142, 131, 195, and in HSL it is 250°, 35%, 64%.
Is #8E83C3 a light or dark color?
#8E83C3 has a relative luminance of 0.259, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8E83C3?
Its complementary color is #B9C383. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.