What color is #8A81AE?

#8A81AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A81AE?

The RGB value is 138, 129, 174: 138 red, 129 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A81AE?

The complementary color is #A5AE81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A81AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A81AE color

#8A81AE rgb(138, 129, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A81AE is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.6% green and 68.2% blue (138, 129, 174).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#8A81AE color codes

HEX	`#8A81AE`
RGB	`rgb(138, 129, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.25, 13.04, -22.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.25, 26.05, 300.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.97, 24.16, 43.331)`
Decimal	`9077166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A81AE, 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 #8A81AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A81AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #8A81AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a81ae; }
.text { color: #8a81ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a81ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 129 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a81ae, #a181ae); }

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Questions

What color is #8A81AE?: #8A81AE is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A81AE?: The RGB value is 138, 129, 174: 138 red, 129 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A81AE?: The complementary color is #A5AE81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A81AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.