What color is #8784A8?

#8784A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8784A8?

The RGB value is 135, 132, 168: 135 red, 132 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8784A8?

The complementary color is #A5A884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8784A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8784A8 color

#8784A8 rgb(135, 132, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8784A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 51.8% green and 65.9% blue (135, 132, 168).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#8784A8 color codes

HEX	`#8784A8`
RGB	`rgb(135, 132, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 51.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 8.89, -18.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 20.65, 295.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.309, 24.48, 40.43)`
Decimal	`8881320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8784A8, 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 #8784A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8784A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #8784A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8784a8; }
.text { color: #8784a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8784a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 132 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8784a8, #9984a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8784A8?: #8784A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8784A8?: The RGB value is 135, 132, 168: 135 red, 132 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8784A8?: The complementary color is #A5A884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8784A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.