What color is #8E99B1?

#8E99B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E99B1?

The RGB value is 142, 153, 177: 142 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E99B1?

The complementary color is #B1A68E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E99B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E99B1 color

#8E99B1 rgb(142, 153, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E99B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 60% green and 69.4% blue (142, 153, 177).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#8E99B1 color codes

HEX	`#8E99B1`
RGB	`rgb(142, 153, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 60%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.1, 1.29, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.1, 13.86, 275.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.48, 31.707, 46.101)`
Decimal	`9345457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E99B1, 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 #8E99B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E99B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #8E99B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e99b1; }
.text { color: #8e99b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e99b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 153 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e99b1, #948eb1); }

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Questions

What color is #8E99B1?: #8E99B1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E99B1?: The RGB value is 142, 153, 177: 142 red, 153 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E99B1?: The complementary color is #B1A68E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E99B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.