What color is #8B86C7?

#8B86C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B86C7?

The RGB value is 139, 134, 199: 139 red, 134 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B86C7?

The complementary color is #C2C786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B86C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B86C7 color

#8B86C7 rgb(139, 134, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B86C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 52.5% green and 78% blue (139, 134, 199).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#8B86C7 color codes

HEX	`#8B86C7`
RGB	`rgb(139, 134, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 52.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, 16.64, -33.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 36.99, 296.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.479, 26.662, 57.615)`
Decimal	`9144007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B86C7, 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 #8B86C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B86C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #8B86C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b86c7; }
.text { color: #8b86c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b86c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 134 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b86c7, #ab86c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B86C7?: #8B86C7 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B86C7?: The RGB value is 139, 134, 199: 139 red, 134 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B86C7?: The complementary color is #C2C786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B86C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.