What color is #8284AF?

#8284AF 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 #8284AF?

The RGB value is 130, 132, 175: 130 red, 132 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8284AF?

The complementary color is #AFAD82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8284AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8284AF color

#8284AF rgb(130, 132, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8284AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 51.8% green and 68.6% blue (130, 132, 175).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#8284AF color codes

HEX	`#8284AF`
RGB	`rgb(130, 132, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 51.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 25%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, 8.99, -22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 24.6, 291.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.193, 24.343, 43.92)`
Decimal	`8553647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8284AF, 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 #8284AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8284AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #8284AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8284af; }
.text { color: #8284af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8284af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 132 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8284af, #9682af); }

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Questions

What color is #8284AF?: #8284AF 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 #8284AF?: The RGB value is 130, 132, 175: 130 red, 132 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8284AF?: The complementary color is #AFAD82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8284AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.