What color is #8D9FCC?

#8D9FCC 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 #8D9FCC?

The RGB value is 141, 159, 204: 141 red, 159 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D9FCC?

The complementary color is #CCBA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D9FCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D9FCC color

#8D9FCC rgb(141, 159, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D9FCC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 62.4% green and 80% blue (141, 159, 204).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#8D9FCC color codes

HEX	`#8D9FCC`
RGB	`rgb(141, 159, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 62.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.61, 4.15, -25.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.61, 25.44, 279.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.279, 34.817, 62.029)`
Decimal	`9281484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D9FCC, 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 #8D9FCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D9FCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #8D9FCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d9fcc; }
.text { color: #8d9fcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d9fcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 159 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d9fcc, #9b8dcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D9FCC?: #8D9FCC 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 #8D9FCC?: The RGB value is 141, 159, 204: 141 red, 159 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D9FCC?: The complementary color is #CCBA8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D9FCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.