What color is #8A8BB5?

#8A8BB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8BB5?

The RGB value is 138, 139, 181: 138 red, 139 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8BB5?

The complementary color is #B5B48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8BB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8BB5 color

#8A8BB5 rgb(138, 139, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A8BB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 54.5% green and 71% blue (138, 139, 181).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#8A8BB5 color codes

HEX	`#8A8BB5`
RGB	`rgb(138, 139, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 54.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, 8.92, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 23.81, 292.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.052, 27.204, 47.48)`
Decimal	`9079733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8BB5, 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 #8A8BB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8BB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #8A8BB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8bb5; }
.text { color: #8a8bb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8bb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 139 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8bb5, #9f8ab5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8A8BB5?: #8A8BB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8BB5?: The RGB value is 138, 139, 181: 138 red, 139 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8BB5?: The complementary color is #B5B48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8BB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.