What color is #8C99BD?

#8C99BD 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 #8C99BD?

The RGB value is 140, 153, 189: 140 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C99BD?

The complementary color is #BDB08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C99BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C99BD color

#8C99BD rgb(140, 153, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C99BD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60% green and 74.1% blue (140, 153, 189).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#8C99BD color codes

HEX	`#8C99BD`
RGB	`rgb(140, 153, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.37, 3.5, -20.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.37, 20.45, 279.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.389, 32.031, 52.663)`
Decimal	`9214397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C99BD, 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 #8C99BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C99BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #8C99BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c99bd; }
.text { color: #8c99bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c99bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 153 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c99bd, #988cbd); }

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Questions

What color is #8C99BD?: #8C99BD 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 #8C99BD?: The RGB value is 140, 153, 189: 140 red, 153 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C99BD?: The complementary color is #BDB08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C99BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.