What color is #8F87A8?

#8F87A8 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 #8F87A8?

The RGB value is 143, 135, 168: 143 red, 135 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F87A8?

The complementary color is #A0A887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F87A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F87A8 color

#8F87A8 rgb(143, 135, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F87A8 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.9% green and 65.9% blue (143, 135, 168).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#8F87A8 color codes

HEX	`#8F87A8`
RGB	`rgb(143, 135, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, 9.82, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 19.07, 300.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.058, 25.995, 40.63)`
Decimal	`9406376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F87A8, 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 #8F87A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F87A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #8F87A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f87a8; }
.text { color: #8f87a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f87a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 135 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f87a8, #9f87a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F87A8?: #8F87A8 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 #8F87A8?: The RGB value is 143, 135, 168: 143 red, 135 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F87A8?: The complementary color is #A0A887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F87A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.