What color is #8A9ADC?

#8A9ADC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9ADC?

The RGB value is 138, 154, 220: 138 red, 154 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9ADC?

The complementary color is #DCCC8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9ADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9ADC color

#8A9ADC rgb(138, 154, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A9ADC is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 60.4% green and 86.3% blue (138, 154, 220).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 54% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#8A9ADC color codes

HEX	`#8A9ADC`
RGB	`rgb(138, 154, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 60.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 54%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, 10.34, -35.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 36.86, 286.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.951, 33.68, 72.356)`
Decimal	`9083612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9ADC, 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 #8A9ADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9ADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #8A9ADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9adc; }
.text { color: #8a9adc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9adc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 154 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9adc, #a38adc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8A9ADC?: #8A9ADC is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9ADC?: The RGB value is 138, 154, 220: 138 red, 154 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9ADC?: The complementary color is #DCCC8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9ADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.