What color is #8C97B2?

#8C97B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C97B2?

The RGB value is 140, 151, 178: 140 red, 151 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C97B2?

The complementary color is #B2A78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C97B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C97B2 color

#8C97B2 rgb(140, 151, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C97B2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 59.2% green and 69.8% blue (140, 151, 178).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#8C97B2 color codes

HEX	`#8C97B2`
RGB	`rgb(140, 151, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 59.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.44, 2, -15.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.44, 15.5, 277.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.916, 30.922, 46.503)`
Decimal	`9213874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C97B2, 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 #8C97B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C97B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #8C97B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c97b2; }
.text { color: #8c97b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c97b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 151 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c97b2, #948cb2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C97B2?: #8C97B2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C97B2?: The RGB value is 140, 151, 178: 140 red, 151 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C97B2?: The complementary color is #B2A78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C97B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.