What color is #8E9CC2?

#8E9CC2 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 #8E9CC2?

The RGB value is 142, 156, 194: 142 red, 156 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9CC2?

The complementary color is #C2B48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9CC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9CC2 color

#8E9CC2 rgb(142, 156, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E9CC2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 61.2% green and 76.1% blue (142, 156, 194).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#8E9CC2 color codes

HEX	`#8E9CC2`
RGB	`rgb(142, 156, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 61.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 20%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, 3.65, -21.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 21.52, 279.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.779, 33.422, 55.752)`
Decimal	`9346242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9CC2, 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 #8E9CC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9CC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #8E9CC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9cc2; }
.text { color: #8e9cc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9cc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 156 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9cc2, #9a8ec2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E9CC2?: #8E9CC2 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 #8E9CC2?: The RGB value is 142, 156, 194: 142 red, 156 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9CC2?: The complementary color is #C2B48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9CC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.