What color is #8C99BB?

#8C99BB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C99BB?

The RGB value is 140, 153, 187: 140 red, 153 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C99BB?

The complementary color is #BBAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C99BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C99BB color

#8C99BB rgb(140, 153, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C99BB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60% green and 73.3% blue (140, 153, 187).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#8C99BB color codes

HEX	`#8C99BB`
RGB	`rgb(140, 153, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, 3.02, -19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 19.37, 278.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.174, 31.945, 51.528)`
Decimal	`9214395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C99BB, 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 #8C99BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C99BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #8C99BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c99bb; }
.text { color: #8c99bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c99bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 153 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c99bb, #968cbb); }

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Questions

What color is #8C99BB?: #8C99BB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C99BB?: The RGB value is 140, 153, 187: 140 red, 153 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C99BB?: The complementary color is #BBAE8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C99BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.