What color is #8F8AA5?

#8F8AA5 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 #8F8AA5?

The RGB value is 143, 138, 165: 143 red, 138 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8AA5?

The complementary color is #A0A58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8AA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8AA5 color

#8F8AA5 rgb(143, 138, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F8AA5 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.1% green and 64.7% blue (143, 138, 165).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% 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 6.35:1).

#8F8AA5 color codes

HEX	`#8F8AA5`
RGB	`rgb(143, 138, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, 7.42, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 15.48, 298.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.206, 26.733, 39.317)`
Decimal	`9407141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8AA5, 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 #8F8AA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8AA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #8F8AA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8aa5; }
.text { color: #8f8aa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8aa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 138 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8aa5, #9d8aa5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F8AA5?: #8F8AA5 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 #8F8AA5?: The RGB value is 143, 138, 165: 143 red, 138 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8AA5?: The complementary color is #A0A58A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8AA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.