What color is #8E96BD?

#8E96BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E96BD?

The RGB value is 142, 150, 189: 142 red, 150 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E96BD?

The complementary color is #BDB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E96BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E96BD color

#8E96BD rgb(142, 150, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E96BD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 58.8% green and 74.1% blue (142, 150, 189).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#8E96BD color codes

HEX	`#8E96BD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 150, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 58.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, 5.82, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 21.93, 285.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.245, 31.237, 52.517)`
Decimal	`9344701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E96BD, 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 #8E96BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E96BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #8E96BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e96bd; }
.text { color: #8e96bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e96bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 150 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e96bd, #9e8ebd); }

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Questions

What color is #8E96BD?: #8E96BD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E96BD?: The RGB value is 142, 150, 189: 142 red, 150 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E96BD?: The complementary color is #BDB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E96BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.