What color is #8CC0F1?

#8CC0F1 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8CC0F1?

The RGB value is 140, 192, 241: 140 red, 192 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8CC0F1?

The complementary color is #F1BD8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8CC0F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8CC0F1 color

#8CC0F1 rgb(140, 192, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8CC0F1 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 75.3% green and 94.5% blue (140, 192, 241).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 78% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Electric Eel (#88BBEE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#8CC0F1 color codes

HEX	`#8CC0F1`
RGB	`rgb(140, 192, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 75.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 78%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 42%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 20%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.84, -4.61, -29.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.84, 29.98, 261.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.537, 49.623, 90.381)`
Decimal	`9224433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8CC0F1, 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 #8CC0F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8CC0F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #8CC0F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8cc0f1; }
.text { color: #8cc0f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8cc0f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 192 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8cc0f1, #8c8ef1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8CC0F1?: #8CC0F1 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8CC0F1?: The RGB value is 140, 192, 241: 140 red, 192 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8CC0F1?: The complementary color is #F1BD8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8CC0F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.