What color is #8588A8?

#8588A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8588A8?

The RGB value is 133, 136, 168: 133 red, 136 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8588A8?

The complementary color is #A8A585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8588A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8588A8 color

#8588A8 rgb(133, 136, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8588A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 53.3% green and 65.9% blue (133, 136, 168).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#8588A8 color codes

HEX	`#8588A8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 136, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 53.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 19%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, 5.92, -17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 18.24, 288.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.543, 25.422, 40.599)`
Decimal	`8751272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8588A8, 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 #8588A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8588A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #8588A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8588a8; }
.text { color: #8588a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8588a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 136 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8588a8, #9485a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8588A8?: #8588A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8588A8?: The RGB value is 133, 136, 168: 133 red, 136 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8588A8?: The complementary color is #A8A585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8588A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.