What color is #8C8BAE?

#8C8BAE 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 #8C8BAE?

The RGB value is 140, 139, 174: 140 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8BAE?

The complementary color is #ADAE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8BAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8BAE color

#8C8BAE rgb(140, 139, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C8BAE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.5% green and 68.2% blue (140, 139, 174).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#8C8BAE color codes

HEX	`#8C8BAE`
RGB	`rgb(140, 139, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.06, 7.9, -18.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.06, 19.86, 293.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.686, 27.096, 43.808)`
Decimal	`9210798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8BAE, 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 #8C8BAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8BAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #8C8BAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8bae; }
.text { color: #8c8bae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8bae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 139 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8bae, #9e8bae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C8BAE?: #8C8BAE 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 #8C8BAE?: The RGB value is 140, 139, 174: 140 red, 139 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8BAE?: The complementary color is #ADAE8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8BAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.