What color is #8288A4?

#8288A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8288A4?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 164: 130 red, 136 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8288A4?

The complementary color is #A49E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8288A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8288A4 color

#8288A4 rgb(130, 136, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8288A4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 64.3% blue (130, 136, 164).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#8288A4 color codes

HEX	`#8288A4`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, 3.99, -15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 16.06, 284.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.709, 25.034, 38.645)`
Decimal	`8554660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8288A4, 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 #8288A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8288A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #8288A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8288a4; }
.text { color: #8288a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8288a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8288a4, #8d82a4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8288A4?: #8288A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8288A4?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 164: 130 red, 136 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8288A4?: The complementary color is #A49E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8288A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.