What color is #8288BA?

#8288BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8288BA?

The RGB value is 130, 136, 186: 130 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8288BA?

The complementary color is #BAB482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8288BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8288BA color

#8288BA rgb(130, 136, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8288BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 53.3% green and 72.9% blue (130, 136, 186).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#8288BA color codes

HEX	`#8288BA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 136, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 53.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.94, 9.45, -26.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.94, 28.46, 289.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.871, 25.899, 50.028)`
Decimal	`8554682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8288BA, 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 #8288BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8288BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #8288BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8288ba; }
.text { color: #8288ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8288ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 136 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8288ba, #9882ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8288BA?: #8288BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8288BA?: The RGB value is 130, 136, 186: 130 red, 136 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8288BA?: The complementary color is #BAB482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8288BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.