What color is #8BB1D8?

#8BB1D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Adrift on the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8BB1D8?

The RGB value is 139, 177, 216: 139 red, 177 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8BB1D8?

The complementary color is #D8B28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8BB1D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8BB1D8 color

#8BB1D8 rgb(139, 177, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8BB1D8 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 69.4% green and 84.7% blue (139, 177, 216).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Adrift on the Nile (#93B8E3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#8BB1D8 color codes

HEX	`#8BB1D8`
RGB	`rgb(139, 177, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 69.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 36%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 18%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, -3.33, -23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 24.01, 262.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.76, 41.889, 70.996)`
Decimal	`9155032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8BB1D8, 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 #8BB1D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8BB1D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #8BB1D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8bb1d8; }
.text { color: #8bb1d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8bb1d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 177 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8bb1d8, #8c8bd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8BB1D8?: #8BB1D8 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Adrift on the Nile. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8BB1D8?: The RGB value is 139, 177, 216: 139 red, 177 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8BB1D8?: The complementary color is #D8B28B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8BB1D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.