What color is #8B9ABA?

#8B9ABA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B9ABA?

The RGB value is 139, 154, 186: 139 red, 154 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B9ABA?

The complementary color is #BAAB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B9ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B9ABA color

#8B9ABA rgb(139, 154, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B9ABA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 60.4% green and 72.9% blue (139, 154, 186).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#8B9ABA color codes

HEX	`#8B9ABA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 154, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 60.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 1.9, -18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 18.43, 275.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.064, 32.144, 51.013)`
Decimal	`9149114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B9ABA, 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 #8B9ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B9ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #8B9ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b9aba; }
.text { color: #8b9aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b9aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 154 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b9aba, #938bba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B9ABA?: #8B9ABA is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B9ABA?: The RGB value is 139, 154, 186: 139 red, 154 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B9ABA?: The complementary color is #BAAB8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B9ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.