What color is #8B8DCA?

#8B8DCA 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 #8B8DCA?

The RGB value is 139, 141, 202: 139 red, 141 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8DCA?

The complementary color is #CAC88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8DCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8DCA color

#8B8DCA rgb(139, 141, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B8DCA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 55.3% green and 79.2% blue (139, 141, 202).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#8B8DCA color codes

HEX	`#8B8DCA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 141, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 55.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 30%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.61, 13.34, -31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.61, 34.4, 292.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.83, 28.802, 59.801)`
Decimal	`9145802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8DCA, 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 #8B8DCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8DCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8B8DCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8dca; }
.text { color: #8b8dca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8dca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 141 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8dca, #a88bca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8DCA?: #8B8DCA 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 #8B8DCA?: The RGB value is 139, 141, 202: 139 red, 141 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8DCA?: The complementary color is #CAC88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8DCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.