What color is #8884B5?

#8884B5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8884B5?

The RGB value is 136, 132, 181: 136 red, 132 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8884B5?

The complementary color is #B1B584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8884B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8884B5 color

#8884B5 rgb(136, 132, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8884B5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 51.8% green and 71% blue (136, 132, 181).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#8884B5 color codes

HEX	`#8884B5`
RGB	`rgb(136, 132, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 51.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 27%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.15, 12.35, -25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.15, 28.05, 296.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.743, 25.073, 47.138)`
Decimal	`8946869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8884B5, 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 #8884B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8884B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #8884B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8884b5; }
.text { color: #8884b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8884b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 132 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8884b5, #a184b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8884B5?: #8884B5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8884B5?: The RGB value is 136, 132, 181: 136 red, 132 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8884B5?: The complementary color is #B1B584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8884B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.