What color is #8F8CE7?

#8F8CE7 is a light, moderate blue known as Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Perrywinkle?

The RGB value is 143, 140, 231: 143 red, 140 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Perrywinkle?

The complementary color is #E4E78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8CE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Perrywinkle color: hex code #8F8CE7

#8F8CE7 rgb(143, 140, 231)

Shades of blue

Perrywinkle has the hex code #8F8CE7. It is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.9% green and 90.6% blue (143, 140, 231).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 65% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7) color codes

HEX	`#8F8CE7`
RGB	`rgb(143, 140, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.9%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 65%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 39%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 39%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, 22.75, -45.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 51.08, 296.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.126, 30.364, 79.596)`
Decimal	`9407719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Perrywinkle, 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 #8F8CE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F8CE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	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 #8F8CE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8ce7; }
.text { color: #8f8ce7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8ce7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 140 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8ce7, #bd8ce7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8F8CE7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8F8CE7?: #8F8CE7 is a light, moderate blue known as Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Perrywinkle?: The RGB value is 143, 140, 231: 143 red, 140 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Perrywinkle?: The complementary color is #E4E78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8CE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.