What color is #8BAFD3?

#8BAFD3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Windfall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BAFD3?

The RGB value is 139, 175, 211: 139 red, 175 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BAFD3?

The complementary color is #D3AF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BAFD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BAFD3 color

#8BAFD3 rgb(139, 175, 211)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BAFD3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 68.6% green and 82.7% blue (139, 175, 211).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 45% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Windfall (#84A7CE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#8BAFD3 color codes

HEX	`#8BAFD3`
RGB	`rgb(139, 175, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 68.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 45%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 34%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 17%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.07, -3.52, -22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.07, 22.42, 260.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.732, 40.85, 67.512)`
Decimal	`9154515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BAFD3, 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 #8BAFD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BAFD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #8BAFD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bafd3; }
.text { color: #8bafd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bafd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 175 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bafd3, #8b8bd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BAFD3?: #8BAFD3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Windfall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BAFD3?: The RGB value is 139, 175, 211: 139 red, 175 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BAFD3?: The complementary color is #D3AF8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BAFD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.