What color is #8C8BB5?

#8C8BB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8BB5?

The RGB value is 140, 139, 181: 140 red, 139 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8BB5?

The complementary color is #B4B58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8BB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8BB5 color

#8C8BB5 rgb(140, 139, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C8BB5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.5% green and 71% blue (140, 139, 181).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 22% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#8C8BB5 color codes

HEX	`#8C8BB5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 139, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 22%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 23%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.32, 9.56, -21.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.32, 23.82, 293.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.386, 27.376, 47.496)`
Decimal	`9210805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8BB5, 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 #8C8BB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8BB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #8C8BB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8bb5; }
.text { color: #8c8bb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8bb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 139 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8bb5, #a18bb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8C8BB5?: #8C8BB5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8BB5?: The RGB value is 140, 139, 181: 140 red, 139 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8BB5?: The complementary color is #B4B58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8BB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.