What color is #8B89CB?

#8B89CB 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 #8B89CB?

The RGB value is 139, 137, 203: 139 red, 137 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B89CB?

The complementary color is #C9CB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B89CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B89CB color

#8B89CB rgb(139, 137, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B89CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 53.7% green and 79.6% blue (139, 137, 203).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#8B89CB color codes

HEX	`#8B89CB`
RGB	`rgb(139, 137, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 53.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 33%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, 15.93, -33.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 37.38, 295.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.37, 27.691, 60.233)`
Decimal	`9144779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B89CB, 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 #8B89CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B89CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #8B89CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b89cb; }
.text { color: #8b89cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b89cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 137 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b89cb, #ac89cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8B89CB?: #8B89CB 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 #8B89CB?: The RGB value is 139, 137, 203: 139 red, 137 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B89CB?: The complementary color is #C9CB89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B89CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.