What color is #8188AD?

#8188AD 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 #8188AD?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 173: 129 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8188AD?

The complementary color is #ADA681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8188AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8188AD color

#8188AD rgb(129, 136, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8188AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 67.8% blue (129, 136, 173).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% 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 6.06:1).

#8188AD color codes

HEX	`#8188AD`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, 5.85, -20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 21.16, 286.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.398, 25.292, 43.071)`
Decimal	`8489133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8188AD, 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 #8188AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8188AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #8188AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8188ad; }
.text { color: #8188ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8188ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8188ad, #9081ad); }

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Questions

What color is #8188AD?: #8188AD 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 #8188AD?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 173: 129 red, 136 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8188AD?: The complementary color is #ADA681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8188AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.