What color is #808DA7?

#808DA7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #808DA7?

The RGB value is 128, 141, 167: 128 red, 141 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #808DA7?

The complementary color is #A79A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #808DA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#808DA7 color

#808DA7 rgb(128, 141, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #808DA7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 55.3% green and 65.5% blue (128, 141, 167).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#808DA7 color codes

HEX	`#808DA7`
RGB	`rgb(128, 141, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 55.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.44, 1.19, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.44, 15.31, 274.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.4, 26.428, 40.315)`
Decimal	`8424871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #808DA7, 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 #808DA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#808DA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #808DA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #808da7; }
.text { color: #808da7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #808da7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 141 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #808da7, #8780a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #808DA7?: #808DA7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #808DA7?: The RGB value is 128, 141, 167: 128 red, 141 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #808DA7?: The complementary color is #A79A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #808DA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.