What color is #8286AB?

#8286AB 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 #8286AB?

The RGB value is 130, 134, 171: 130 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8286AB?

The complementary color is #ABA782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8286AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8286AB color

#8286AB rgb(130, 134, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8286AB is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.5% green and 67.1% blue (130, 134, 171).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#8286AB color codes

HEX	`#8286AB`
RGB	`rgb(130, 134, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.82, 6.83, -20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.82, 21.15, 288.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.08, 24.736, 41.973)`
Decimal	`8554155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8286AB, 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 #8286AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8286AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #8286AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8286ab; }
.text { color: #8286ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8286ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 134 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8286ab, #9382ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8286AB?: #8286AB 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 #8286AB?: The RGB value is 130, 134, 171: 130 red, 134 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8286AB?: The complementary color is #ABA782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8286AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.