What color is #8C8BB3?

#8C8BB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8BB3?

The RGB value is 140, 139, 179: 140 red, 139 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8BB3?

The complementary color is #B2B38B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8BB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8BB3 color

#8C8BB3 rgb(140, 139, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C8BB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 54.5% green and 70.2% blue (140, 139, 179).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 21% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#8C8BB3 color codes

HEX	`#8C8BB3`
RGB	`rgb(140, 139, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 54.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 21%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 22%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 22%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, 9.08, -20.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 22.69, 293.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.183, 27.295, 46.423)`
Decimal	`9210803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8BB3, 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 #8C8BB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8BB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #8C8BB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8bb3; }
.text { color: #8c8bb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8bb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 139 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8bb3, #a08bb3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C8BB3?: #8C8BB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8BB3?: The RGB value is 140, 139, 179: 140 red, 139 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8BB3?: The complementary color is #B2B38B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8BB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.