What color is #8985BB?

#8985BB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8985BB?

The RGB value is 137, 133, 187: 137 red, 133 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8985BB?

The complementary color is #B7BB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8985BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8985BB color

#8985BB rgb(137, 133, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8985BB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.2% green and 73.3% blue (137, 133, 187).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#8985BB color codes

HEX	`#8985BB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 133, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 29%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, 13.57, -27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 30.84, 296.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.671, 25.681, 50.503)`
Decimal	`9012667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8985BB, 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 #8985BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8985BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #8985BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8985bb; }
.text { color: #8985bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8985bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 133 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8985bb, #a485bb); }

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Questions

What color is #8985BB?: #8985BB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8985BB?: The RGB value is 137, 133, 187: 137 red, 133 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8985BB?: The complementary color is #B7BB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8985BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.