What color is #8A95BD?

#8A95BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A95BD?

The RGB value is 138, 149, 189: 138 red, 149 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A95BD?

The complementary color is #BDB28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A95BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A95BD color

#8A95BD rgb(138, 149, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A95BD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.4% green and 74.1% blue (138, 149, 189).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#8A95BD color codes

HEX	`#8A95BD`
RGB	`rgb(138, 149, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 5.15, -22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 22.63, 283.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.412, 30.571, 52.433)`
Decimal	`9082301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A95BD, 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 #8A95BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A95BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #8A95BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a95bd; }
.text { color: #8a95bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a95bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 149 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a95bd, #988abd); }

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Questions

What color is #8A95BD?: #8A95BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A95BD?: The RGB value is 138, 149, 189: 138 red, 149 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A95BD?: The complementary color is #BDB28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A95BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.