What color is #8E88AE?

#8E88AE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E88AE?

The RGB value is 142, 136, 174: 142 red, 136 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E88AE?

The complementary color is #A8AE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E88AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E88AE color

#8E88AE rgb(142, 136, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E88AE is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.3% green and 68.2% blue (142, 136, 174).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#8E88AE color codes

HEX	`#8E88AE`
RGB	`rgb(142, 136, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 22%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 22%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 10.28, -19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 21.76, 298.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.598, 26.415, 43.681)`
Decimal	`9341102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E88AE, 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 #8E88AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E88AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #8E88AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e88ae; }
.text { color: #8e88ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e88ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 136 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e88ae, #a188ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E88AE?: #8E88AE is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E88AE?: The RGB value is 142, 136, 174: 142 red, 136 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E88AE?: The complementary color is #A8AE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E88AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.