What color is #8D99BC?

#8D99BC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D99BC?

The RGB value is 141, 153, 188: 141 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D99BC?

The complementary color is #BCB08D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D99BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D99BC color

#8D99BC rgb(141, 153, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D99BC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60% green and 73.7% blue (141, 153, 188).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#8D99BC color codes

HEX	`#8D99BC`
RGB	`rgb(141, 153, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.4, 3.57, -19.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.4, 19.85, 280.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.45, 32.075, 52.101)`
Decimal	`9279932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D99BC, 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 #8D99BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D99BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #8D99BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d99bc; }
.text { color: #8d99bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d99bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 153 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d99bc, #998dbc); }

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Questions

What color is #8D99BC?: #8D99BC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D99BC?: The RGB value is 141, 153, 188: 141 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D99BC?: The complementary color is #BCB08D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D99BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.