What color is #8C9AC0?

#8C9AC0 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 #8C9AC0?

The RGB value is 140, 154, 192: 140 red, 154 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9AC0?

The complementary color is #C0B28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9AC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9AC0 color

#8C9AC0 rgb(140, 154, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C9AC0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 60.4% green and 75.3% blue (140, 154, 192).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#8C9AC0 color codes

HEX	`#8C9AC0`
RGB	`rgb(140, 154, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 60.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, 3.67, -21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 21.57, 279.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.883, 32.491, 54.451)`
Decimal	`9214656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9AC0, 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 #8C9AC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9AC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #8C9AC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9ac0; }
.text { color: #8c9ac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9ac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 154 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9ac0, #988cc0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C9AC0?: #8C9AC0 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 #8C9AC0?: The RGB value is 140, 154, 192: 140 red, 154 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9AC0?: The complementary color is #C0B28C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9AC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.