What color is #8A93AD?

#8A93AD 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 #8A93AD?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 173: 138 red, 147 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A93AD?

The complementary color is #ADA48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A93AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A93AD color

#8A93AD rgb(138, 147, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A93AD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 67.8% blue (138, 147, 173).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#8A93AD color codes

HEX	`#8A93AD`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, 2.44, -14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 14.89, 279.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.456, 29.287, 43.681)`
Decimal	`9081773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A93AD, 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 #8A93AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A93AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #8A93AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a93ad; }
.text { color: #8a93ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a93ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a93ad, #938aad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A93AD?: #8A93AD 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 #8A93AD?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 173: 138 red, 147 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A93AD?: The complementary color is #ADA48A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A93AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.