What color is #8191BC?

#8191BC 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 #8191BC?

The RGB value is 129, 145, 188: 129 red, 145 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8191BC?

The complementary color is #BCAC81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8191BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8191BC color

#8191BC rgb(129, 145, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8191BC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 56.9% green and 73.7% blue (129, 145, 188).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% 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 6.71:1).

#8191BC color codes

HEX	`#8191BC`
RGB	`rgb(129, 145, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 56.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 4.47, -24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 24.64, 280.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.253, 28.548, 51.589)`
Decimal	`8491452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8191BC, 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 #8191BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8191BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #8191BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8191bc; }
.text { color: #8191bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8191bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 145 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8191bc, #8f81bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8191BC?: #8191BC 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 #8191BC?: The RGB value is 129, 145, 188: 129 red, 145 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8191BC?: The complementary color is #BCAC81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8191BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.