What color is #8189B9?

#8189B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8189B9?

The RGB value is 129, 137, 185: 129 red, 137 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8189B9?

The complementary color is #B9B181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8189B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8189B9 color

#8189B9 rgb(129, 137, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8189B9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 53.7% green and 72.5% blue (129, 137, 185).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#8189B9 color codes

HEX	`#8189B9`
RGB	`rgb(129, 137, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 53.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.09, 8.31, -26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.09, 27.34, 287.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.753, 26.06, 49.51)`
Decimal	`8489401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8189B9, 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 #8189B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8189B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #8189B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8189b9; }
.text { color: #8189b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8189b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 137 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8189b9, #9581b9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8189B9?: #8189B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8189B9?: The RGB value is 129, 137, 185: 129 red, 137 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8189B9?: The complementary color is #B9B181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8189B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.