What color is #8595BA?

#8595BA 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 #8595BA?

The RGB value is 133, 149, 186: 133 red, 149 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8595BA?

The complementary color is #BAAA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8595BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8595BA color

#8595BA rgb(133, 149, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8595BA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.4% green and 72.9% blue (133, 149, 186).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#8595BA color codes

HEX	`#8595BA`
RGB	`rgb(133, 149, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.68, 2.88, -21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.68, 21.29, 277.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.281, 30.026, 50.698)`
Decimal	`8754618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8595BA, 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 #8595BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8595BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #8595BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8595ba; }
.text { color: #8595ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8595ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 149 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8595ba, #8f85ba); }

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Questions

What color is #8595BA?: #8595BA 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 #8595BA?: The RGB value is 133, 149, 186: 133 red, 149 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8595BA?: The complementary color is #BAAA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8595BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.