What color is #8899FF?

#8899FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8899FF?

The RGB value is 136, 153, 255: 136 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8899FF?

The complementary color is #FFEE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8899FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8899FF color

#8899FF rgb(136, 153, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8899FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60% green and 100% blue (136, 153, 255).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 100% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99AAFF), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#8899FF color codes

HEX	`#8899FF`
RGB	`rgb(136, 153, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 100%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 40%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.93, 20.26, -52.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.93, 56.45, 291.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.589, 35.234, 99.303)`
Decimal	`8952319`
Short hex	`#89F`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8899FF, 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 #8899FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8899FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #8899FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8899ff; }
.text { color: #8899ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8899ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 153 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8899ff, #b388ff); }

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Questions

What color is #8899FF?: #8899FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8899FF?: The RGB value is 136, 153, 255: 136 red, 153 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8899FF?: The complementary color is #FFEE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8899FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.