What color is #8084B2?

#8084B2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8084B2?

The RGB value is 128, 132, 178: 128 red, 132 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8084B2?

The complementary color is #B2AE80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8084B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8084B2 color

#8084B2 rgb(128, 132, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8084B2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 51.8% green and 69.8% blue (128, 132, 178).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#8084B2 color codes

HEX	`#8084B2`
RGB	`rgb(128, 132, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 51.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 26%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.39, 9.12, -24.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.39, 26.31, 290.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.187, 24.305, 45.475)`
Decimal	`8422578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8084B2, 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 #8084B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8084B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #8084B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8084b2; }
.text { color: #8084b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8084b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 132 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8084b2, #9580b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8084B2?: #8084B2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8084B2?: The RGB value is 128, 132, 178: 128 red, 132 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8084B2?: The complementary color is #B2AE80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8084B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.