What color is #808BA8?

#808BA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808BA8?

The RGB value is 128, 139, 168: 128 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808BA8?

The complementary color is #A89D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808BA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808BA8 color

#808BA8 rgb(128, 139, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #808BA8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 54.5% green and 65.9% blue (128, 139, 168).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#808BA8 color codes

HEX	`#808BA8`
RGB	`rgb(128, 139, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 54.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.92, 2.58, -16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.92, 16.82, 278.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.201, 25.881, 40.706)`
Decimal	`8424360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808BA8, 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 #808BA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808BA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #808BA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808ba8; }
.text { color: #808ba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808ba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 139 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808ba8, #8980a8); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #808BA8?: #808BA8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808BA8?: The RGB value is 128, 139, 168: 128 red, 139 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808BA8?: The complementary color is #A89D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808BA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.