What color is #8285B3?

#8285B3 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 #8285B3?

The RGB value is 130, 133, 179: 130 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8285B3?

The complementary color is #B3B082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8285B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8285B3 color

#8285B3 rgb(130, 133, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8285B3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.2% green and 70.2% blue (130, 133, 179).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#8285B3 color codes

HEX	`#8285B3`
RGB	`rgb(130, 133, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 26%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.86, 9.41, -24.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.86, 26.27, 290.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.728, 24.775, 46.066)`
Decimal	`8553907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8285B3, 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 #8285B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8285B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #8285B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8285b3; }
.text { color: #8285b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8285b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 133 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8285b3, #9782b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8285B3?: #8285B3 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 #8285B3?: The RGB value is 130, 133, 179: 130 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8285B3?: The complementary color is #B3B082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8285B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.