What color is #8A96B4?

#8A96B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A96B4?

The RGB value is 138, 150, 180: 138 red, 150 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A96B4?

The complementary color is #B4A88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A96B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A96B4 color

#8A96B4 rgb(138, 150, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A96B4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 58.8% green and 70.6% blue (138, 150, 180).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#8A96B4 color codes

HEX	`#8A96B4`
RGB	`rgb(138, 150, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 58.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.09, 2.4, -17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.09, 17.21, 278.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.624, 30.511, 47.5)`
Decimal	`9082548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A96B4, 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 #8A96B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A96B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #8A96B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a96b4; }
.text { color: #8a96b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a96b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 150 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a96b4, #938ab4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A96B4?: #8A96B4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A96B4?: The RGB value is 138, 150, 180: 138 red, 150 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A96B4?: The complementary color is #B4A88A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A96B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.