What color is #8E9CC0?

#8E9CC0 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 #8E9CC0?

The RGB value is 142, 156, 192: 142 red, 156 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9CC0?

The complementary color is #C0B28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9CC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9CC0 color

#8E9CC0 rgb(142, 156, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E9CC0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 61.2% green and 75.3% blue (142, 156, 192).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 28% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8E9CC0 color codes

HEX	`#8E9CC0`
RGB	`rgb(142, 156, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 61.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 28%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.43, 3.16, -20.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.43, 20.45, 278.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.556, 33.333, 54.578)`
Decimal	`9346240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9CC0, 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 #8E9CC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9CC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8E9CC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9cc0; }
.text { color: #8e9cc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9cc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 156 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9cc0, #998ec0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E9CC0?: #8E9CC0 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 #8E9CC0?: The RGB value is 142, 156, 192: 142 red, 156 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9CC0?: The complementary color is #C0B28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9CC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.