What color is #8592B7?

#8592B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8592B7?

The RGB value is 133, 146, 183: 133 red, 146 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8592B7?

The complementary color is #B7AA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8592B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8592B7 color

#8592B7 rgb(133, 146, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8592B7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 57.3% green and 71.8% blue (133, 146, 183).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#8592B7 color codes

HEX	`#8592B7`
RGB	`rgb(133, 146, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 57.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.75, 3.84, -20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.75, 21.16, 280.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.497, 28.962, 48.879)`
Decimal	`8753847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8592B7, 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 #8592B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8592B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #8592B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8592b7; }
.text { color: #8592b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8592b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 146 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8592b7, #9185b7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8592B7?: #8592B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8592B7?: The RGB value is 133, 146, 183: 133 red, 146 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8592B7?: The complementary color is #B7AA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8592B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.