What color is #8A9ECD?

#8A9ECD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A9ECD?

The RGB value is 138, 158, 205: 138 red, 158 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A9ECD?

The complementary color is #CDB98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A9ECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A9ECD color

#8A9ECD rgb(138, 158, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8A9ECD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 62% green and 80.4% blue (138, 158, 205).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#8A9ECD color codes

HEX	`#8A9ECD`
RGB	`rgb(138, 158, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 62%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 4.1, -26.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 26.65, 278.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.724, 34.263, 62.582)`
Decimal	`9084621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A9ECD, 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 #8A9ECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8A9ECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #8A9ECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a9ecd; }
.text { color: #8a9ecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a9ecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 158 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a9ecd, #978acd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A9ECD?: #8A9ECD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A9ECD?: The RGB value is 138, 158, 205: 138 red, 158 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A9ECD?: The complementary color is #CDB98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A9ECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.