What color is #8C9DC4?

#8C9DC4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C9DC4?

The RGB value is 140, 157, 196: 140 red, 157 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9DC4?

The complementary color is #C4B38C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9DC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9DC4 color

#8C9DC4 rgb(140, 157, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C9DC4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 61.6% green and 76.9% blue (140, 157, 196).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#8C9DC4 color codes

HEX	`#8C9DC4`
RGB	`rgb(140, 157, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 61.6%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 29%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 2.97, -22.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 22.23, 277.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.833, 33.674, 56.984)`
Decimal	`9215428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9DC4, 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 #8C9DC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9DC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #8C9DC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9dc4; }
.text { color: #8c9dc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9dc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 157 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9dc4, #978cc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C9DC4?: #8C9DC4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C9DC4?: The RGB value is 140, 157, 196: 140 red, 157 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9DC4?: The complementary color is #C4B38C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9DC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.