What color is #8391A8?

#8391A8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8391A8?

The RGB value is 131, 145, 168: 131 red, 145 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8391A8?

The complementary color is #A89A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8391A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8391A8 color

#8391A8 rgb(131, 145, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8391A8 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.9% green and 65.9% blue (131, 145, 168).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Silverfish (#8D95AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#8391A8 color codes

HEX	`#8391A8`
RGB	`rgb(131, 145, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.8, 0.13, -13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.8, 13.76, 270.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.552, 27.903, 41.025)`
Decimal	`8622504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8391A8, 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 #8391A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8391A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #8391A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8391a8; }
.text { color: #8391a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8391a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 145 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8391a8, #8783a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8391A8?: #8391A8 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silverfish. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8391A8?: The RGB value is 131, 145, 168: 131 red, 145 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8391A8?: The complementary color is #A89A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8391A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.