What color is #8986B6?

#8986B6 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 #8986B6?

The RGB value is 137, 134, 182: 137 red, 134 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8986B6?

The complementary color is #B3B686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8986B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8986B6 color

#8986B6 rgb(137, 134, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8986B6 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 52.5% green and 71.4% blue (137, 134, 182).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#8986B6 color codes

HEX	`#8986B6`
RGB	`rgb(137, 134, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 52.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, 11.75, -24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 27.4, 295.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.283, 25.745, 47.779)`
Decimal	`9012918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8986B6, 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 #8986B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8986B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #8986B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8986b6; }
.text { color: #8986b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8986b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 134 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8986b6, #a186b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8986B6?: #8986B6 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 #8986B6?: The RGB value is 137, 134, 182: 137 red, 134 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8986B6?: The complementary color is #B3B686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8986B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.