What color is #8287AA?

#8287AA 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 #8287AA?

The RGB value is 130, 135, 170: 130 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8287AA?

The complementary color is #AAA582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8287AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8287AA color

#8287AA rgb(130, 135, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8287AA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 52.9% green and 66.7% blue (130, 135, 170).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#8287AA color codes

HEX	`#8287AA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 135, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 52.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 21%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, 6.01, -19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 20, 287.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.124, 24.976, 41.519)`
Decimal	`8554410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8287AA, 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 #8287AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8287AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #8287AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8287aa; }
.text { color: #8287aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8287aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 135 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8287aa, #9182aa); }

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Questions

What color is #8287AA?: #8287AA 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 #8287AA?: The RGB value is 130, 135, 170: 130 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8287AA?: The complementary color is #AAA582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8287AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.