What color is #8E97C7?

#8E97C7 is a light, desaturated blue known as Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Easter Egg?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 199: 142 red, 151 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Easter Egg?

The complementary color is #C7BE8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E97C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Easter Egg color: hex code #8E97C7

#8E97C7 rgb(142, 151, 199)

Shades of blue

Easter Egg has the hex code #8E97C7. It is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 78% blue (142, 151, 199).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 34% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

Easter Egg (#8E97C7) color codes

HEX	`#8E97C7`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 34%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.35, 7.72, -25.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.35, 26.9, 286.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.528, 32.007, 58.486)`
Decimal	`9344967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Easter Egg, 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 #8E97C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E97C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	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 #8E97C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e97c7; }
.text { color: #8e97c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e97c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e97c7, #a18ec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8E97C7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8E97C7?: #8E97C7 is a light, desaturated blue known as Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Easter Egg?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 199: 142 red, 151 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Easter Egg?: The complementary color is #C7BE8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E97C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.