What color is #8886A8?

#8886A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8886A8?

The RGB value is 136, 134, 168: 136 red, 134 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8886A8?

The complementary color is #A6A886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8886A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8886A8 color

#8886A8 rgb(136, 134, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8886A8 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 52.5% green and 65.9% blue (136, 134, 168).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#8886A8 color codes

HEX	`#8886A8`
RGB	`rgb(136, 134, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 52.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, 8.06, -17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 19.44, 294.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.745, 25.111, 40.529)`
Decimal	`8947368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8886A8, 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 #8886A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8886A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #8886A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8886a8; }
.text { color: #8886a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8886a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 134 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8886a8, #9986a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8886A8?: #8886A8 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8886A8?: The RGB value is 136, 134, 168: 136 red, 134 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8886A8?: The complementary color is #A6A886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8886A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.