What color is #8386AD?

#8386AD 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 #8386AD?

The RGB value is 131, 134, 173: 131 red, 134 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8386AD?

The complementary color is #ADAA83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8386AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8386AD color

#8386AD rgb(131, 134, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8386AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 52.5% green and 67.8% blue (131, 134, 173).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#8386AD color codes

HEX	`#8386AD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 134, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 52.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 7.64, -20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 22.27, 290.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.426, 24.892, 42.992)`
Decimal	`8619693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8386AD, 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 #8386AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8386AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #8386AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8386ad; }
.text { color: #8386ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8386ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 134 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8386ad, #9583ad); }

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Questions

What color is #8386AD?: #8386AD 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 #8386AD?: The RGB value is 131, 134, 173: 131 red, 134 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8386AD?: The complementary color is #ADAA83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8386AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.