What color is #8788AF?

#8788AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8788AF?

The RGB value is 135, 136, 175: 135 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8788AF?

The complementary color is #AFAE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8788AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8788AF color

#8788AF rgb(135, 136, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8788AF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 53.3% green and 68.6% blue (135, 136, 175).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#8788AF color codes

HEX	`#8788AF`
RGB	`rgb(135, 136, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 53.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, 8.25, -20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 22.2, 291.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.532, 25.854, 44.142)`
Decimal	`8882351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8788AF, 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 #8788AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8788AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #8788AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8788af; }
.text { color: #8788af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8788af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 136 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8788af, #9a87af); }

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Questions

What color is #8788AF?: #8788AF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8788AF?: The RGB value is 135, 136, 175: 135 red, 136 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8788AF?: The complementary color is #AFAE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8788AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.