What color is #8395AB?

#8395AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8395AB?

The RGB value is 131, 149, 171: 131 red, 149 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8395AB?

The complementary color is #AB9983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8395AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8395AB color

#8395AB rgb(131, 149, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8395AB is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58.4% green and 67.1% blue (131, 149, 171).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#8395AB color codes

HEX	`#8395AB`
RGB	`rgb(131, 149, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, -1.42, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 13.71, 264.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.456, 29.26, 42.721)`
Decimal	`8623531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8395AB, 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 #8395AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8395AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #8395AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8395ab; }
.text { color: #8395ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8395ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 149 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8395ab, #8583ab); }

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Questions

What color is #8395AB?: #8395AB is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8395AB?: The RGB value is 131, 149, 171: 131 red, 149 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8395AB?: The complementary color is #AB9983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8395AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.