What color is #8392B6?

#8392B6 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 #8392B6?

The RGB value is 131, 146, 182: 131 red, 146 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8392B6?

The complementary color is #B6A783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8392B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8392B6 color

#8392B6 rgb(131, 146, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8392B6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.3% green and 71.4% blue (131, 146, 182).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#8392B6 color codes

HEX	`#8392B6`
RGB	`rgb(131, 146, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.57, 2.97, -20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.57, 20.75, 278.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.08, 28.76, 48.319)`
Decimal	`8622774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8392B6, 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 #8392B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8392B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #8392B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8392b6; }
.text { color: #8392b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8392b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 146 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8392b6, #8e83b6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8392B6?: #8392B6 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 #8392B6?: The RGB value is 131, 146, 182: 131 red, 146 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8392B6?: The complementary color is #B6A783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8392B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.