What color is #8A93B6?

#8A93B6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A93B6?

The RGB value is 138, 147, 182: 138 red, 147 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A93B6?

The complementary color is #B6AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A93B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A93B6 color

#8A93B6 rgb(138, 147, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A93B6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 57.6% green and 71.4% blue (138, 147, 182).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8A93B6 color codes

HEX	`#8A93B6`
RGB	`rgb(138, 147, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 57.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.35, 4.58, -19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.35, 19.84, 283.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.356, 29.647, 48.423)`
Decimal	`9081782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A93B6, 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 #8A93B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A93B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8A93B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a93b6; }
.text { color: #8a93b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a93b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 147 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a93b6, #978ab6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A93B6?: #8A93B6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A93B6?: The RGB value is 138, 147, 182: 138 red, 147 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A93B6?: The complementary color is #B6AD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A93B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.