What color is #8D93B0?

#8D93B0 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 #8D93B0?

The RGB value is 141, 147, 176: 141 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D93B0?

The complementary color is #B0AA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D93B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D93B0 color

#8D93B0 rgb(141, 147, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D93B0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 57.6% green and 69% blue (141, 147, 176).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#8D93B0 color codes

HEX	`#8D93B0`
RGB	`rgb(141, 147, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 57.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.36, 4.12, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.36, 16.39, 284.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.253, 29.664, 45.25)`
Decimal	`9278384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D93B0, 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 #8D93B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D93B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #8D93B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d93b0; }
.text { color: #8d93b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d93b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 147 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d93b0, #998db0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D93B0?: #8D93B0 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 #8D93B0?: The RGB value is 141, 147, 176: 141 red, 147 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D93B0?: The complementary color is #B0AA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D93B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.