What color is #8D8EB3?

#8D8EB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8EB3?

The RGB value is 141, 142, 179: 141 red, 142 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8EB3?

The complementary color is #B3B28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8EB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8EB3 color

#8D8EB3 rgb(141, 142, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D8EB3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 55.7% green and 70.2% blue (141, 142, 179).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8D8EB3 color codes

HEX	`#8D8EB3`
RGB	`rgb(141, 142, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 55.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 21%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.13, 7.67, -19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.13, 20.9, 291.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.792, 28.263, 46.577)`
Decimal	`9277107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8EB3, 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 #8D8EB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8EB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #8D8EB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8eb3; }
.text { color: #8d8eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8eb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 142 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8eb3, #9f8db3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8EB3?: #8D8EB3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8EB3?: The RGB value is 141, 142, 179: 141 red, 142 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8EB3?: The complementary color is #B3B28D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8EB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.