What color is #8A95B2?

#8A95B2 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 #8A95B2?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 178: 138 red, 149 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A95B2?

The complementary color is #B2A78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A95B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A95B2 color

#8A95B2 rgb(138, 149, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A95B2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 69.8% blue (138, 149, 178).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#8A95B2 color codes

HEX	`#8A95B2`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, 2.49, -16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 16.62, 278.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.262, 30.112, 46.381)`
Decimal	`9082290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A95B2, 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 #8A95B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A95B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8A95B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a95b2; }
.text { color: #8a95b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a95b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a95b2, #938ab2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A95B2?: #8A95B2 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 #8A95B2?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 178: 138 red, 149 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A95B2?: The complementary color is #B2A78A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A95B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.