What color is #8E94FE?

#8E94FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E94FE?

The RGB value is 142, 148, 254: 142 red, 148 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E94FE?

The complementary color is #FEF88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E94FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E94FE color

#8E94FE rgb(142, 148, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E94FE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58% green and 99.6% blue (142, 148, 254).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 98% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#8E94FE color codes

HEX	`#8E94FE`
RGB	`rgb(142, 148, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 98%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 42%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.03, 24.27, -53.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.03, 58.79, 294.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.629, 34.084, 98.238)`
Decimal	`9344254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E94FE, 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 #8E94FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E94FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #8E94FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e94fe; }
.text { color: #8e94fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e94fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 148 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e94fe, #c08efe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E94FE?: #8E94FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E94FE?: The RGB value is 142, 148, 254: 142 red, 148 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E94FE?: The complementary color is #FEF88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E94FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.