What color is #8087C1?

#8087C1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8087C1?

The RGB value is 128, 135, 193: 128 red, 135 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8087C1?

The complementary color is #C1BA80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8087C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8087C1 color

#8087C1 rgb(128, 135, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8087C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 52.9% green and 75.7% blue (128, 135, 193).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#8087C1 color codes

HEX	`#8087C1`
RGB	`rgb(128, 135, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 52.9%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 30%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, 11.28, -31.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 33.01, 289.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.189, 25.766, 53.983)`
Decimal	`8423361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8087C1, 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 #8087C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8087C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #8087C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8087c1; }
.text { color: #8087c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8087c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 135 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8087c1, #9a80c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8087C1?: #8087C1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8087C1?: The RGB value is 128, 135, 193: 128 red, 135 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8087C1?: The complementary color is #C1BA80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8087C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.