What color is #8393BB?

#8393BB 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 #8393BB?

The RGB value is 131, 147, 187: 131 red, 147 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8393BB?

The complementary color is #BBAB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8393BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8393BB color

#8393BB rgb(131, 147, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8393BB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 57.6% green and 73.3% blue (131, 147, 187).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#8393BB color codes

HEX	`#8393BB`
RGB	`rgb(131, 147, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 57.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, 3.66, -22.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 22.95, 279.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.761, 29.28, 51.14)`
Decimal	`8623035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8393BB, 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 #8393BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8393BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #8393BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8393bb; }
.text { color: #8393bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8393bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 147 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8393bb, #8f83bb); }

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Questions

What color is #8393BB?: #8393BB 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 #8393BB?: The RGB value is 131, 147, 187: 131 red, 147 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8393BB?: The complementary color is #BBAB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8393BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.