What color is #88839F?

#88839F 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 #88839F?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 159: 136 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #88839F?

The complementary color is #9A9F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #88839F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#88839F color

#88839F rgb(136, 131, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #88839F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 62.4% blue (136, 131, 159).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#88839F color codes

HEX	`#88839F`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, 7.73, -14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 16.19, 298.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.526, 23.97, 36.129)`
Decimal	`8946591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #88839F, 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 #88839F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#88839F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #88839F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #88839f; }
.text { color: #88839f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88839f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #88839f, #96839f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #88839F?: #88839F 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 #88839F?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 159: 136 red, 131 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #88839F?: The complementary color is #9A9F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #88839F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.