What color is #8A8DBC?

#8A8DBC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8DBC?

The RGB value is 138, 141, 188: 138 red, 141 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8DBC?

The complementary color is #BCB98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8DBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8DBC color

#8A8DBC rgb(138, 141, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A8DBC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 55.3% green and 73.7% blue (138, 141, 188).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#8A8DBC color codes

HEX	`#8A8DBC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 141, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 55.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 25%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, 9.49, -24.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 26.56, 290.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.081, 28.083, 51.456)`
Decimal	`9080252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8DBC, 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 #8A8DBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8DBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #8A8DBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8dbc; }
.text { color: #8a8dbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8dbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 141 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8dbc, #a08abc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8A8DBC?: #8A8DBC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8DBC?: The RGB value is 138, 141, 188: 138 red, 141 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8DBC?: The complementary color is #BCB98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8DBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.