What color is #8884A7?

#8884A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8884A7?

The RGB value is 136, 132, 167: 136 red, 132 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8884A7?

The complementary color is #A3A784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8884A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8884A7 color

#8884A7 rgb(136, 132, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8884A7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.8% green and 65.5% blue (136, 132, 167).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#8884A7 color codes

HEX	`#8884A7`
RGB	`rgb(136, 132, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, 8.99, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 20.11, 296.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.378, 24.527, 39.949)`
Decimal	`8946855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8884A7, 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 #8884A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8884A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #8884A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8884a7; }
.text { color: #8884a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8884a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 132 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8884a7, #9a84a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8884A7?: #8884A7 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8884A7?: The RGB value is 136, 132, 167: 136 red, 132 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8884A7?: The complementary color is #A3A784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8884A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.