What color is #8586C9?

#8586C9 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 #8586C9?

The RGB value is 133, 134, 201: 133 red, 134 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8586C9?

The complementary color is #C9C885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8586C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8586C9 color

#8586C9 rgb(133, 134, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8586C9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 52.5% green and 78.8% blue (133, 134, 201).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#8586C9 color codes

HEX	`#8586C9`
RGB	`rgb(133, 134, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 52.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 34%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 33%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, 15.43, -34.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 38.07, 293.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.738, 26.253, 58.8)`
Decimal	`8750793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8586C9, 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 #8586C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8586C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #8586C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8586c9; }
.text { color: #8586c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8586c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 134 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8586c9, #a685c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8586C9?: #8586C9 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 #8586C9?: The RGB value is 133, 134, 201: 133 red, 134 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8586C9?: The complementary color is #C9C885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8586C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.