What color is #8883AE?

#8883AE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8883AE?

The RGB value is 136, 131, 174: 136 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8883AE?

The complementary color is #A9AE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8883AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8883AE color

#8883AE rgb(136, 131, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8883AE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.4% green and 68.2% blue (136, 131, 174).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#8883AE color codes

HEX	`#8883AE`
RGB	`rgb(136, 131, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, 11.23, -22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 24.71, 297.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.908, 24.522, 43.405)`
Decimal	`8946606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8883AE, 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 #8883AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8883AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #8883AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8883ae; }
.text { color: #8883ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8883ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 131 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8883ae, #9e83ae); }

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Questions

What color is #8883AE?: #8883AE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8883AE?: The RGB value is 136, 131, 174: 136 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8883AE?: The complementary color is #A9AE83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8883AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.