What color is #8D85BA?

#8D85BA 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 #8D85BA?

The RGB value is 141, 133, 186: 141 red, 133 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D85BA?

The complementary color is #B2BA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D85BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D85BA color

#8D85BA rgb(141, 133, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D85BA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.2% green and 72.9% blue (141, 133, 186).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#8D85BA color codes

HEX	`#8D85BA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 133, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, 14.56, -26.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 30.37, 298.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.233, 25.983, 49.973)`
Decimal	`9274810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D85BA, 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 #8D85BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D85BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #8D85BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d85ba; }
.text { color: #8d85ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d85ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 133 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d85ba, #a885ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D85BA?: #8D85BA 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 #8D85BA?: The RGB value is 141, 133, 186: 141 red, 133 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D85BA?: The complementary color is #B2BA85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D85BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.