What color is #8793B5?

#8793B5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8793B5?

The RGB value is 135, 147, 181: 135 red, 147 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8793B5?

The complementary color is #B5A987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8793B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8793B5 color

#8793B5 rgb(135, 147, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8793B5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 57.6% green and 71% blue (135, 147, 181).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 24% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#8793B5 color codes

HEX	`#8793B5`
RGB	`rgb(135, 147, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 57.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 24%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 25%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, 3.39, -19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 19.44, 280.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.764, 29.354, 47.857)`
Decimal	`8885173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8793B5, 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 #8793B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8793B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #8793B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8793b5; }
.text { color: #8793b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8793b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 147 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8793b5, #9287b5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8793B5?: #8793B5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8793B5?: The RGB value is 135, 147, 181: 135 red, 147 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8793B5?: The complementary color is #B5A987, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8793B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.