What color is #8C96C5?

#8C96C5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C96C5?

The RGB value is 140, 150, 197: 140 red, 150 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C96C5?

The complementary color is #C5BB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C96C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C96C5 color

#8C96C5 rgb(140, 150, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C96C5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 58.8% green and 77.3% blue (140, 150, 197).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#8C96C5 color codes

HEX	`#8C96C5`
RGB	`rgb(140, 150, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 58.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.86, 7.19, -25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.86, 26.41, 285.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.797, 31.418, 57.202)`
Decimal	`9213637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C96C5, 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 #8C96C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C96C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #8C96C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c96c5; }
.text { color: #8c96c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c96c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 150 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c96c5, #9f8cc5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C96C5?: #8C96C5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C96C5?: The RGB value is 140, 150, 197: 140 red, 150 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C96C5?: The complementary color is #C5BB8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C96C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.