What color is #8B8AAA?

#8B8AAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8AAA?

The RGB value is 139, 138, 170: 139 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8AAA?

The complementary color is #A9AA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8AAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8AAA color

#8B8AAA rgb(139, 138, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B8AAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.1% green and 66.7% blue (139, 138, 170).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8B8AAA color codes

HEX	`#8B8AAA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 138, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, 7.21, -16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 18.19, 293.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.99, 26.568, 41.729)`
Decimal	`9145002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8AAA, 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 #8B8AAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8AAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #8B8AAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8aaa; }
.text { color: #8b8aaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8aaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 138 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8aaa, #9b8aaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B8AAA?: #8B8AAA is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8AAA?: The RGB value is 139, 138, 170: 139 red, 138 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8AAA?: The complementary color is #A9AA8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8AAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.