What color is #8A84B0?

#8A84B0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A84B0?

The RGB value is 138, 132, 176: 138 red, 132 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A84B0?

The complementary color is #AAB084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A84B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A84B0 color

#8A84B0 rgb(138, 132, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A84B0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 51.8% green and 69% blue (138, 132, 176).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Aster (#867BA9), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#8A84B0 color codes

HEX	`#8A84B0`
RGB	`rgb(138, 132, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 51.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.11, 11.77, -22.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.11, 25.27, 297.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.567, 25.04, 44.499)`
Decimal	`9077936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A84B0, 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 #8A84B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A84B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #8A84B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a84b0; }
.text { color: #8a84b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a84b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 132 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a84b0, #a084b0); }

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Questions

What color is #8A84B0?: #8A84B0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Aster. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A84B0?: The RGB value is 138, 132, 176: 138 red, 132 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A84B0?: The complementary color is #AAB084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A84B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.