What color is #8C88CA?

#8C88CA 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 #8C88CA?

The RGB value is 140, 136, 202: 140 red, 136 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C88CA?

The complementary color is #C6CA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C88CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C88CA color

#8C88CA rgb(140, 136, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C88CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 53.3% green and 79.2% blue (140, 136, 202).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#8C88CA color codes

HEX	`#8C88CA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 136, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 53.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, 16.54, -33.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 37.45, 296.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.277, 27.447, 59.568)`
Decimal	`9210058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C88CA, 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 #8C88CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C88CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #8C88CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c88ca; }
.text { color: #8c88ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c88ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 136 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c88ca, #ad88ca); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C88CA?: #8C88CA 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 #8C88CA?: The RGB value is 140, 136, 202: 140 red, 136 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C88CA?: The complementary color is #C6CA88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C88CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.