What color is #8E97BE?

#8E97BE 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 #8E97BE?

The RGB value is 142, 151, 190: 142 red, 151 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E97BE?

The complementary color is #BEB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E97BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E97BE color

#8E97BE rgb(142, 151, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E97BE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 59.2% green and 74.5% blue (142, 151, 190).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#8E97BE color codes

HEX	`#8E97BE`
RGB	`rgb(142, 151, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 59.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, 5.5, -21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 21.94, 284.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.514, 31.601, 53.144)`
Decimal	`9344958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E97BE, 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 #8E97BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E97BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #8E97BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e97be; }
.text { color: #8e97be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e97be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 151 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e97be, #9d8ebe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E97BE?: #8E97BE 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 #8E97BE?: The RGB value is 142, 151, 190: 142 red, 151 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E97BE?: The complementary color is #BEB58E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E97BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.