What color is #8C95B1?

#8C95B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C95B1?

The RGB value is 140, 149, 177: 140 red, 149 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C95B1?

The complementary color is #B1A88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C95B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C95B1 color

#8C95B1 rgb(140, 149, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C95B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.4% green and 69.4% blue (140, 149, 177).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#8C95B1 color codes

HEX	`#8C95B1`
RGB	`rgb(140, 149, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 2.9, -15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 15.95, 280.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.496, 30.244, 45.87)`
Decimal	`9213361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C95B1, 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 #8C95B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C95B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #8C95B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c95b1; }
.text { color: #8c95b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c95b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 149 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c95b1, #968cb1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8C95B1?: #8C95B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C95B1?: The RGB value is 140, 149, 177: 140 red, 149 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C95B1?: The complementary color is #B1A88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C95B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.