What color is #8395C0?

#8395C0 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 #8395C0?

The RGB value is 131, 149, 192: 131 red, 149 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8395C0?

The complementary color is #C0AE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8395C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8395C0 color

#8395C0 rgb(131, 149, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8395C0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 58.4% green and 75.3% blue (131, 149, 192).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8395C0 color codes

HEX	`#8395C0`
RGB	`rgb(131, 149, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 58.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 3.81, -24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 24.64, 278.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.619, 30.125, 54.113)`
Decimal	`8623552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8395C0, 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 #8395C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8395C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8395C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8395c0; }
.text { color: #8395c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8395c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 149 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8395c0, #8f83c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8395C0?: #8395C0 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 #8395C0?: The RGB value is 131, 149, 192: 131 red, 149 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8395C0?: The complementary color is #C0AE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8395C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.