What color is #8994BB?

#8994BB 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 #8994BB?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 187: 137 red, 148 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8994BB?

The complementary color is #BBB089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8994BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8994BB color

#8994BB rgb(137, 148, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8994BB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 73.3% blue (137, 148, 187).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#8994BB color codes

HEX	`#8994BB`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.73, 4.92, -21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.73, 22.1, 282.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.874, 30.085, 51.237)`
Decimal	`9016507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8994BB, 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 #8994BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8994BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #8994BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8994bb; }
.text { color: #8994bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8994bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8994bb, #9789bb); }

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Questions

What color is #8994BB?: #8994BB 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 #8994BB?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 187: 137 red, 148 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8994BB?: The complementary color is #BBB089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8994BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.