What color is #8B8BB1?

#8B8BB1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8BB1?

The RGB value is 139, 139, 177: 139 red, 139 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8BB1?

The complementary color is #B1B18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8BB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8BB1 color

#8B8BB1 rgb(139, 139, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B8BB1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.5% green and 69.4% blue (139, 139, 177).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#8B8BB1 color codes

HEX	`#8B8BB1`
RGB	`rgb(139, 139, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.09, 8.28, -19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.09, 21.55, 292.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.814, 27.128, 45.357)`
Decimal	`9145265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8BB1, 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 #8B8BB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8BB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #8B8BB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8bb1; }
.text { color: #8b8bb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8bb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 139 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8bb1, #9e8bb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B8BB1?: #8B8BB1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8BB1?: The RGB value is 139, 139, 177: 139 red, 139 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8BB1?: The complementary color is #B1B18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8BB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.