What color is #8A8BAE?

#8A8BAE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8BAE?

The RGB value is 138, 139, 174: 138 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8BAE?

The complementary color is #AEAD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8BAE color

#8A8BAE rgb(138, 139, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A8BAE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.5% green and 68.2% blue (138, 139, 174).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#8A8BAE color codes

HEX	`#8A8BAE`
RGB	`rgb(138, 139, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 54.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.9, 7.24, -18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.9, 19.85, 291.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.352, 26.924, 43.792)`
Decimal	`9079726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8BAE, 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 #8A8BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #8A8BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8bae; }
.text { color: #8a8bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 139 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8bae, #9b8aae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8BAE?: #8A8BAE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8BAE?: The RGB value is 138, 139, 174: 138 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8BAE?: The complementary color is #AEAD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.