What color is #8290B4?

#8290B4 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 #8290B4?

The RGB value is 130, 144, 180: 130 red, 144 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8290B4?

The complementary color is #B4A682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8290B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8290B4 color

#8290B4 rgb(130, 144, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8290B4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 56.5% green and 70.6% blue (130, 144, 180).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#8290B4 color codes

HEX	`#8290B4`
RGB	`rgb(130, 144, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 56.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, 3.3, -20.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 20.73, 279.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.415, 27.987, 47.129)`
Decimal	`8556724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8290B4, 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 #8290B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8290B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #8290B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8290b4; }
.text { color: #8290b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8290b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 144 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8290b4, #8d82b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8290B4?: #8290B4 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 #8290B4?: The RGB value is 130, 144, 180: 130 red, 144 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8290B4?: The complementary color is #B4A682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8290B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.