What color is #8DA4D6?

#8DA4D6 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 #8DA4D6?

The RGB value is 141, 164, 214: 141 red, 164 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8DA4D6?

The complementary color is #D6BF8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8DA4D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8DA4D6 color

#8DA4D6 rgb(141, 164, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8DA4D6 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 64.3% green and 83.9% blue (141, 164, 214).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 47% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 8.41:1).

#8DA4D6 color codes

HEX	`#8DA4D6`
RGB	`rgb(141, 164, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 64.3%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 47%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 34%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, 3.91, -27.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 28.26, 277.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.394, 37.067, 68.842)`
Decimal	`9282774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8DA4D6, 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 #8DA4D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8DA4D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #8DA4D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8da4d6; }
.text { color: #8da4d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8da4d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 164 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8da4d6, #9a8dd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8DA4D6?: #8DA4D6 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 #8DA4D6?: The RGB value is 141, 164, 214: 141 red, 164 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8DA4D6?: The complementary color is #D6BF8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8DA4D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.