What color is #8C89BA?

#8C89BA 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 #8C89BA?

The RGB value is 140, 137, 186: 140 red, 137 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C89BA?

The complementary color is #B7BA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C89BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C89BA color

#8C89BA rgb(140, 137, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C89BA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 53.7% green and 72.9% blue (140, 137, 186).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#8C89BA color codes

HEX	`#8C89BA`
RGB	`rgb(140, 137, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 53.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, 11.93, -25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 27.85, 295.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.622, 27.011, 50.151)`
Decimal	`9210298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C89BA, 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 #8C89BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C89BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #8C89BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c89ba; }
.text { color: #8c89ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c89ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 137 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c89ba, #a589ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C89BA?: #8C89BA 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 #8C89BA?: The RGB value is 140, 137, 186: 140 red, 137 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C89BA?: The complementary color is #B7BA89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C89BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.