What color is #8294BC?

#8294BC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8294BC?

The RGB value is 130, 148, 188: 130 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8294BC?

The complementary color is #BCAA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8294BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8294BC color

#8294BC rgb(130, 148, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8294BC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58% green and 73.7% blue (130, 148, 188).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#8294BC color codes

HEX	`#8294BC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 148, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.27, 3.05, -22.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.27, 23.06, 277.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.87, 29.555, 51.751)`
Decimal	`8557756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8294BC, 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 #8294BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8294BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #8294BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8294bc; }
.text { color: #8294bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8294bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 148 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8294bc, #8d82bc); }

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Questions

What color is #8294BC?: #8294BC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8294BC?: The RGB value is 130, 148, 188: 130 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8294BC?: The complementary color is #BCAA82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8294BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.