What color is #8D8EA5?

#8D8EA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8EA5?

The RGB value is 141, 142, 165: 141 red, 142 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8EA5?

The complementary color is #A5A48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8EA5 color

#8D8EA5 rgb(141, 142, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D8EA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.7% green and 64.7% blue (141, 142, 165).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#8D8EA5 color codes

HEX	`#8D8EA5`
RGB	`rgb(141, 142, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.64, 4.46, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.64, 13.01, 290.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.448, 27.725, 39.495)`
Decimal	`9277093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8EA5, 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 #8D8EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8D8EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8ea5; }
.text { color: #8d8ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 142 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8ea5, #988da5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8EA5?: #8D8EA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8EA5?: The RGB value is 141, 142, 165: 141 red, 142 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8EA5?: The complementary color is #A5A48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.