What color is #8A99BC?

#8A99BC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A99BC?

The RGB value is 138, 153, 188: 138 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A99BC?

The complementary color is #BCAD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A99BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A99BC color

#8A99BC rgb(138, 153, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A99BC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60% green and 73.7% blue (138, 153, 188).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#8A99BC color codes

HEX	`#8A99BC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 153, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.19, 2.64, -19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.19, 20.05, 277.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.947, 31.816, 52.078)`
Decimal	`9083324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A99BC, 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 #8A99BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A99BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #8A99BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a99bc; }
.text { color: #8a99bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a99bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 153 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a99bc, #948abc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8A99BC?: #8A99BC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A99BC?: The RGB value is 138, 153, 188: 138 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A99BC?: The complementary color is #BCAD8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A99BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.