What color is #8E89A1?

#8E89A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E89A1?

The RGB value is 142, 137, 161: 142 red, 137 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E89A1?

The complementary color is #9CA189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E89A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E89A1 color

#8E89A1 rgb(142, 137, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E89A1 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 53.7% green and 63.1% blue (142, 137, 161).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#8E89A1 color codes

HEX	`#8E89A1`
RGB	`rgb(142, 137, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 53.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, 6.77, -12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 13.81, 299.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.533, 26.215, 37.374)`
Decimal	`9341345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E89A1, 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 #8E89A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E89A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #8E89A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e89a1; }
.text { color: #8e89a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e89a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 137 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e89a1, #9a89a1); }

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Questions

What color is #8E89A1?: #8E89A1 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E89A1?: The RGB value is 142, 137, 161: 142 red, 137 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E89A1?: The complementary color is #9CA189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E89A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.