What color is #8D86A5?

#8D86A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D86A5?

The RGB value is 141, 134, 165: 141 red, 134 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D86A5?

The complementary color is #9EA586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D86A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D86A5 color

#8D86A5 rgb(141, 134, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D86A5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.5% green and 64.7% blue (141, 134, 165).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#8D86A5 color codes

HEX	`#8D86A5`
RGB	`rgb(141, 134, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 9.04, -15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 17.91, 300.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.3, 25.429, 39.113)`
Decimal	`9275045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D86A5, 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 #8D86A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D86A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #8D86A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d86a5; }
.text { color: #8d86a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d86a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 134 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d86a5, #9c86a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D86A5?: #8D86A5 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D86A5?: The RGB value is 141, 134, 165: 141 red, 134 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D86A5?: The complementary color is #9EA586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D86A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.