What color is #8D9BBD?

#8D9BBD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9BBD?

The RGB value is 141, 155, 189: 141 red, 155 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9BBD?

The complementary color is #BDAF8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9BBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9BBD color

#8D9BBD rgb(141, 155, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D9BBD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 60.8% green and 74.1% blue (141, 155, 189).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#8D9BBD color codes

HEX	`#8D9BBD`
RGB	`rgb(141, 155, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 60.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 18%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, 2.68, -19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 19.4, 277.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.889, 32.779, 52.781)`
Decimal	`9280445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9BBD, 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 #8D9BBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9BBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #8D9BBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9bbd; }
.text { color: #8d9bbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9bbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 155 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9bbd, #978dbd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D9BBD?: #8D9BBD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9BBD?: The RGB value is 141, 155, 189: 141 red, 155 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9BBD?: The complementary color is #BDAF8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9BBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.