What color is #8994CF?

#8994CF 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 #8994CF?

The RGB value is 137, 148, 207: 137 red, 148 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8994CF?

The complementary color is #CFC489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8994CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8994CF color

#8994CF rgb(137, 148, 207)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 58% green and 81.2% blue (137, 148, 207).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 7.2:1).

#8994CF color codes

HEX	`#8994CF`
RGB	`rgb(137, 148, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 58%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.51, 10.03, -31.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.51, 33.12, 287.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.166, 31.002, 63.309)`
Decimal	`9016527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8994CF, 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 #8994CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8994CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #8994CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8994cf; }
.text { color: #8994cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8994cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 148 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8994cf, #a189cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8994CF?: #8994CF 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 #8994CF?: The RGB value is 137, 148, 207: 137 red, 148 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8994CF?: The complementary color is #CFC489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8994CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.