What color is #8D95B5?

#8D95B5 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 #8D95B5?

The RGB value is 141, 149, 181: 141 red, 149 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D95B5?

The complementary color is #B5AD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D95B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D95B5 color

#8D95B5 rgb(141, 149, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D95B5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 58.4% green and 71% blue (141, 149, 181).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#8D95B5 color codes

HEX	`#8D95B5`
RGB	`rgb(141, 149, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 58.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.08, 4.16, -17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.08, 18.09, 283.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.07, 30.493, 48.009)`
Decimal	`9278901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D95B5, 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 #8D95B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D95B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #8D95B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d95b5; }
.text { color: #8d95b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d95b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 149 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d95b5, #998db5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D95B5?: #8D95B5 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 #8D95B5?: The RGB value is 141, 149, 181: 141 red, 149 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D95B5?: The complementary color is #B5AD8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D95B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.