What color is #8390AF?

#8390AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8390AF?

The RGB value is 131, 144, 175: 131 red, 144 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8390AF?

The complementary color is #AFA283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8390AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8390AF color

#8390AF rgb(131, 144, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8390AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.5% green and 68.6% blue (131, 144, 175).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#8390AF color codes

HEX	`#8390AF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 144, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.77, 2.38, -17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.77, 17.95, 277.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.069, 27.866, 44.502)`
Decimal	`8622255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8390AF, 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 #8390AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8390AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #8390AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8390af; }
.text { color: #8390af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8390af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 144 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8390af, #8c83af); }

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Questions

What color is #8390AF?: #8390AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8390AF?: The RGB value is 131, 144, 175: 131 red, 144 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8390AF?: The complementary color is #AFA283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8390AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.