What color is #8881C6?

#8881C6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8881C6?

The RGB value is 136, 129, 198: 136 red, 129 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8881C6?

The complementary color is #BFC681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8881C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8881C6 color

#8881C6 rgb(136, 129, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8881C6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 50.6% green and 77.6% blue (136, 129, 198).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#8881C6 color codes

HEX	`#8881C6`
RGB	`rgb(136, 129, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 50.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.09, 18.43, -34.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.09, 39.51, 297.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.194, 25.011, 56.757)`
Decimal	`8946118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8881C6, 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 #8881C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8881C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #8881C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8881c6; }
.text { color: #8881c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8881c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 129 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8881c6, #aa81c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8881C6?: #8881C6 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8881C6?: The RGB value is 136, 129, 198: 136 red, 129 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8881C6?: The complementary color is #BFC681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8881C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.