What color is #8487AF?

#8487AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8487AF?

The RGB value is 132, 135, 175: 132 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8487AF?

The complementary color is #AFAC84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8487AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8487AF color

#8487AF rgb(132, 135, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8487AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 52.9% green and 68.6% blue (132, 135, 175).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#8487AF color codes

HEX	`#8487AF`
RGB	`rgb(132, 135, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 52.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 7.87, -21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 22.81, 290.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.916, 25.328, 44.073)`
Decimal	`8685487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8487AF, 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 #8487AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8487AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #8487AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8487af; }
.text { color: #8487af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8487af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 135 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8487af, #9784af); }

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Questions

What color is #8487AF?: #8487AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8487AF?: The RGB value is 132, 135, 175: 132 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8487AF?: The complementary color is #AFAC84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8487AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.