What color is #8D9DC5?

#8D9DC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9DC5?

The RGB value is 141, 157, 197: 141 red, 157 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9DC5?

The complementary color is #C5B58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9DC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9DC5 color

#8D9DC5 rgb(141, 157, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D9DC5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 61.6% green and 77.3% blue (141, 157, 197).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#8D9DC5 color codes

HEX	`#8D9DC5`
RGB	`rgb(141, 157, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 61.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 3.52, -22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 22.69, 278.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.117, 33.807, 57.593)`
Decimal	`9280965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9DC5, 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 #8D9DC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9DC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #8D9DC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9dc5; }
.text { color: #8d9dc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9dc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 157 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9dc5, #998dc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D9DC5?: #8D9DC5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9DC5?: The RGB value is 141, 157, 197: 141 red, 157 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9DC5?: The complementary color is #C5B58D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9DC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.