What color is #8A85A4?

#8A85A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A85A4?

The RGB value is 138, 133, 164: 138 red, 133 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A85A4?

The complementary color is #9FA485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A85A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A85A4 color

#8A85A4 rgb(138, 133, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A85A4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 52.2% green and 64.3% blue (138, 133, 164).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#8A85A4 color codes

HEX	`#8A85A4`
RGB	`rgb(138, 133, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 52.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, 8.38, -15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 17.84, 298.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.568, 24.858, 38.566)`
Decimal	`9078180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A85A4, 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 #8A85A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A85A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #8A85A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a85a4; }
.text { color: #8a85a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a85a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 133 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a85a4, #9985a4); }

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Questions

What color is #8A85A4?: #8A85A4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A85A4?: The RGB value is 138, 133, 164: 138 red, 133 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A85A4?: The complementary color is #9FA485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A85A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.