What color is #8D9ECA?

#8D9ECA 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 #8D9ECA?

The RGB value is 141, 158, 202: 141 red, 158 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9ECA?

The complementary color is #CAB98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9ECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9ECA color

#8D9ECA rgb(141, 158, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D9ECA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 62% green and 79.2% blue (141, 158, 202).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#8D9ECA color codes

HEX	`#8D9ECA`
RGB	`rgb(141, 158, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 62%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, 4.21, -24.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 24.87, 279.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.869, 34.38, 60.717)`
Decimal	`9281226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9ECA, 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 #8D9ECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9ECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #8D9ECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9eca; }
.text { color: #8d9eca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9eca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 158 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9eca, #9b8dca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D9ECA?: #8D9ECA 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 #8D9ECA?: The RGB value is 141, 158, 202: 141 red, 158 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9ECA?: The complementary color is #CAB98D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9ECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.