What color is #8188C1?

#8188C1 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 #8188C1?

The RGB value is 129, 136, 193: 129 red, 136 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8188C1?

The complementary color is #C1BA81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8188C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8188C1 color

#8188C1 rgb(129, 136, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8188C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.3% green and 75.7% blue (129, 136, 193).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#8188C1 color codes

HEX	`#8188C1`
RGB	`rgb(129, 136, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 30%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.16, 10.99, -30.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.16, 32.41, 289.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.48, 26.125, 54.036)`
Decimal	`8489153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8188C1, 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 #8188C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8188C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #8188C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8188c1; }
.text { color: #8188c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8188c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 136 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8188c1, #9a81c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8188C1?: #8188C1 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 #8188C1?: The RGB value is 129, 136, 193: 129 red, 136 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8188C1?: The complementary color is #C1BA81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8188C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.