What color is #8A85A1?

#8A85A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A85A1?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 161: 138 red, 133 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A85A1?

The complementary color is #9CA185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A85A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A85A1 color

#8A85A1 rgb(138, 133, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A85A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 63.1% blue (138, 133, 161).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#8A85A1 color codes

HEX	`#8A85A1`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.83, 7.7, -14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.83, 16.14, 298.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.3, 24.751, 37.156)`
Decimal	`9078177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A85A1, 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 #8A85A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A85A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #8A85A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a85a1; }
.text { color: #8a85a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a85a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a85a1, #9885a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8A85A1?: #8A85A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A85A1?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 161: 138 red, 133 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A85A1?: The complementary color is #9CA185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A85A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.