What color is #8CA0CB?

#8CA0CB 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 #8CA0CB?

The RGB value is 140, 160, 203: 140 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CA0CB?

The complementary color is #CBB78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CA0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CA0CB color

#8CA0CB rgb(140, 160, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CA0CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 62.7% green and 79.6% blue (140, 160, 203).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#8CA0CB color codes

HEX	`#8CA0CB`
RGB	`rgb(140, 160, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 62.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 21%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, 3.04, -24.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 24.49, 277.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.162, 35.028, 61.449)`
Decimal	`9216203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CA0CB, 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 #8CA0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CA0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #8CA0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ca0cb; }
.text { color: #8ca0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ca0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 160 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ca0cb, #988ccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8CA0CB?: #8CA0CB 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 #8CA0CB?: The RGB value is 140, 160, 203: 140 red, 160 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CA0CB?: The complementary color is #CBB78C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CA0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.