What color is #8D8BAA?

#8D8BAA 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 #8D8BAA?

The RGB value is 141, 139, 170: 141 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8BAA?

The complementary color is #A8AA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8BAA color

#8D8BAA rgb(141, 139, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D8BAA is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 54.5% green and 66.7% blue (141, 139, 170).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#8D8BAA color codes

HEX	`#8D8BAA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 139, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 54.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 18%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, 7.3, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 17.62, 294.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.471, 27.03, 41.792)`
Decimal	`9276330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8BAA, 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 #8D8BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #8D8BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8baa; }
.text { color: #8d8baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 139 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8baa, #9d8baa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8BAA?: #8D8BAA 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 #8D8BAA?: The RGB value is 141, 139, 170: 141 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8BAA?: The complementary color is #A8AA8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.