What color is #8993BD?

#8993BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8993BD?

The RGB value is 137, 147, 189: 137 red, 147 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8993BD?

The complementary color is #BDB389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8993BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8993BD color

#8993BD rgb(137, 147, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8993BD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 57.6% green and 74.1% blue (137, 147, 189).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#8993BD color codes

HEX	`#8993BD`
RGB	`rgb(137, 147, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 57.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 22%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, 5.99, -22.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 23.74, 284.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.933, 29.859, 52.321)`
Decimal	`9016253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8993BD, 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 #8993BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8993BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #8993BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8993bd; }
.text { color: #8993bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8993bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 147 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8993bd, #9989bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8993BD?: #8993BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8993BD?: The RGB value is 137, 147, 189: 137 red, 147 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8993BD?: The complementary color is #BDB389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8993BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.