What color is #8B90CC?

#8B90CC 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 #8B90CC?

The RGB value is 139, 144, 204: 139 red, 144 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B90CC?

The complementary color is #CCC78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B90CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B90CC color

#8B90CC rgb(139, 144, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B90CC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 56.5% green and 80% blue (139, 144, 204).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 39% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#8B90CC color codes

HEX	`#8B90CC`
RGB	`rgb(139, 144, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 56.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 39%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 29%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 12.13, -31.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 33.73, 291.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.517, 29.794, 61.205)`
Decimal	`9146572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B90CC, 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 #8B90CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B90CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #8B90CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b90cc; }
.text { color: #8b90cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b90cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 144 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b90cc, #a68bcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B90CC?: #8B90CC 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 #8B90CC?: The RGB value is 139, 144, 204: 139 red, 144 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B90CC?: The complementary color is #CCC78B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B90CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.