What color is #8A859E?

#8A859E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A859E?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 158: 138 red, 133 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A859E?

The complementary color is #999E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A859E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A859E color

#8A859E rgb(138, 133, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A859E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 62% blue (138, 133, 158).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#8A859E color codes

HEX	`#8A859E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.73, 7.04, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.73, 14.45, 299.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.039, 24.647, 35.779)`
Decimal	`9078174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A859E, 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 #8A859E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A859E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #8A859E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a859e; }
.text { color: #8a859e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a859e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a859e, #96859e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A859E?: #8A859E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A859E?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 158: 138 red, 133 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A859E?: The complementary color is #999E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A859E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.