What color is #8D9EBB?

#8D9EBB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D9EBB?

The RGB value is 141, 158, 187: 141 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9EBB?

The complementary color is #BBAA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9EBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9EBB color

#8D9EBB rgb(141, 158, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D9EBB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 62% green and 73.3% blue (141, 158, 187).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#8D9EBB color codes

HEX	`#8D9EBB`
RGB	`rgb(141, 158, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 62%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, 0.52, -16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 16.97, 271.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.179, 33.703, 51.814)`
Decimal	`9281211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9EBB, 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 #8D9EBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9EBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #8D9EBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9ebb; }
.text { color: #8d9ebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9ebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 158 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9ebb, #938dbb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D9EBB?: #8D9EBB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D9EBB?: The RGB value is 141, 158, 187: 141 red, 158 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9EBB?: The complementary color is #BBAA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9EBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.