What color is #8D89B8?

#8D89B8 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 #8D89B8?

The RGB value is 141, 137, 184: 141 red, 137 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D89B8?

The complementary color is #B4B889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D89B8?

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.

#8D89B8 color

#8D89B8 rgb(141, 137, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D89B8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 53.7% green and 72.2% blue (141, 137, 184).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% 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).

#8D89B8 color codes

HEX	`#8D89B8`
RGB	`rgb(141, 137, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 53.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.99, 11.75, -24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.99, 26.74, 296.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.58, 27.014, 49.047)`
Decimal	`9275832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D89B8, 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 #8D89B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D89B8 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 #8D89B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d89b8; }
.text { color: #8d89b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d89b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 137 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d89b8, #a589b8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D89B8?: #8D89B8 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 #8D89B8?: The RGB value is 141, 137, 184: 141 red, 137 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D89B8?: The complementary color is #B4B889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D89B8?: 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.