What color is #8681B6?

#8681B6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8681B6?

The RGB value is 134, 129, 182: 134 red, 129 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8681B6?

The complementary color is #B1B681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8681B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8681B6 color

#8681B6 rgb(134, 129, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8681B6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 50.6% green and 71.4% blue (134, 129, 182).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#8681B6 color codes

HEX	`#8681B6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 129, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 50.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 29%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.23, 13.74, -27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.23, 30.45, 296.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.123, 24.146, 47.531)`
Decimal	`8815030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8681B6, 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 #8681B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8681B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #8681B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8681b6; }
.text { color: #8681b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8681b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 129 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8681b6, #a181b6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8681B6?: #8681B6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8681B6?: The RGB value is 134, 129, 182: 134 red, 129 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8681B6?: The complementary color is #B1B681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8681B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.