What color is #8B8CF6?

#8B8CF6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8CF6?

The RGB value is 139, 140, 246: 139 red, 140 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8CF6?

The complementary color is #F6F58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8CF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8CF6 color

#8B8CF6 rgb(139, 140, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B8CF6 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 54.9% green and 96.5% blue (139, 140, 246).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 86% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#8B8CF6 color codes

HEX	`#8B8CF6`
RGB	`rgb(139, 140, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 54.9%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 86%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 43%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 43%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.42, 25.92, -53.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.42, 59.29, 295.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.655, 30.897, 91.203)`
Decimal	`9145590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8CF6, 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 #8B8CF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B8CF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #8B8CF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8cf6; }
.text { color: #8b8cf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8cf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 140 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8cf6, #bf8bf6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B8CF6?: #8B8CF6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8CF6?: The RGB value is 139, 140, 246: 139 red, 140 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8CF6?: The complementary color is #F6F58B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8CF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.