What color is #8C9DC7?

#8C9DC7 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 #8C9DC7?

The RGB value is 140, 157, 199: 140 red, 157 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C9DC7?

The complementary color is #C7B68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C9DC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C9DC7 color

#8C9DC7 rgb(140, 157, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8C9DC7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 61.6% green and 78% blue (140, 157, 199).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 35% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#8C9DC7 color codes

HEX	`#8C9DC7`
RGB	`rgb(140, 157, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 61.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 35%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 3.72, -23.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 23.83, 278.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.178, 33.812, 58.8)`
Decimal	`9215431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C9DC7, 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 #8C9DC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8C9DC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #8C9DC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c9dc7; }
.text { color: #8c9dc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c9dc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 157 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c9dc7, #998cc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C9DC7?: #8C9DC7 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 #8C9DC7?: The RGB value is 140, 157, 199: 140 red, 157 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C9DC7?: The complementary color is #C7B68C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C9DC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.