What color is #8A97BA?

#8A97BA 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 #8A97BA?

The RGB value is 138, 151, 186: 138 red, 151 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A97BA?

The complementary color is #BAAD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A97BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A97BA color

#8A97BA rgb(138, 151, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A97BA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 59.2% green and 72.9% blue (138, 151, 186).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#8A97BA color codes

HEX	`#8A97BA`
RGB	`rgb(138, 151, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 59.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 3.28, -19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 19.96, 279.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.408, 31.081, 50.842)`
Decimal	`9082810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A97BA, 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 #8A97BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A97BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #8A97BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a97ba; }
.text { color: #8a97ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a97ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 151 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a97ba, #958aba); }

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Questions

What color is #8A97BA?: #8A97BA 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 #8A97BA?: The RGB value is 138, 151, 186: 138 red, 151 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A97BA?: The complementary color is #BAAD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A97BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.