What color is #8984A1?

#8984A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8984A1?

The RGB value is 137, 132, 161: 137 red, 132 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8984A1?

The complementary color is #9CA184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8984A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8984A1 color

#8984A1 rgb(137, 132, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8984A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 51.8% green and 63.1% blue (137, 132, 161).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#8984A1 color codes

HEX	`#8984A1`
RGB	`rgb(137, 132, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 51.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 7.94, -14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 16.73, 298.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.999, 24.394, 37.103)`
Decimal	`9012385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8984A1, 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 #8984A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8984A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #8984A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8984a1; }
.text { color: #8984a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8984a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 132 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8984a1, #9784a1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8984A1?: #8984A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8984A1?: The RGB value is 137, 132, 161: 137 red, 132 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8984A1?: The complementary color is #9CA184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8984A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.