What color is #8BA8E9?

#8BA8E9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BA8E9?

The RGB value is 139, 168, 233: 139 red, 168 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BA8E9?

The complementary color is #E9CC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BA8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BA8E9 color

#8BA8E9 rgb(139, 168, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BA8E9 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 65.9% green and 91.4% blue (139, 168, 233).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 68% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Kitten’s Eye (#8AADF7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#8BA8E9 color codes

HEX	`#8BA8E9`
RGB	`rgb(139, 168, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 65.9%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 68%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 40%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, 6.19, -35.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 36.35, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.354, 39.375, 82.602)`
Decimal	`9152745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BA8E9, 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 #8BA8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BA8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #8BA8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ba8e9; }
.text { color: #8ba8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ba8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 168 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ba8e9, #9d8be9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BA8E9?: #8BA8E9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Kitten’s Eye. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BA8E9?: The RGB value is 139, 168, 233: 139 red, 168 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BA8E9?: The complementary color is #E9CC8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BA8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.