What color is #88819F?

#88819F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #88819F?

The RGB value is 136, 129, 159: 136 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88819F?

The complementary color is #989F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88819F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88819F color

#88819F rgb(136, 129, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #88819F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.6% green and 62.4% blue (136, 129, 159).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#88819F color codes

HEX	`#88819F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 129, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 8.89, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 17.47, 300.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.26, 23.438, 36.04)`
Decimal	`8946079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88819F, 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 #88819F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88819F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #88819F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88819f; }
.text { color: #88819f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88819f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 129 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88819f, #97819f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #88819F?: #88819F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #88819F?: The RGB value is 136, 129, 159: 136 red, 129 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88819F?: The complementary color is #989F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88819F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.