What color is #8980B0?

#8980B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8980B0?

The RGB value is 137, 128, 176: 137 red, 128 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8980B0?

The complementary color is #A7B080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8980B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8980B0 color

#8980B0 rgb(137, 128, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8980B0 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 50.2% green and 69% blue (137, 128, 176).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8980B0 color codes

HEX	`#8980B0`
RGB	`rgb(137, 128, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 50.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, 13.78, -24.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 27.77, 299.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.87, 23.891, 44.314)`
Decimal	`9011376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8980B0, 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 #8980B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8980B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #8980B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8980b0; }
.text { color: #8980b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8980b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 128 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8980b0, #a180b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8980B0?: #8980B0 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8980B0?: The RGB value is 137, 128, 176: 137 red, 128 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8980B0?: The complementary color is #A7B080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8980B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.