What color is #8E9ED2?

#8E9ED2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9ED2?

The RGB value is 142, 158, 210: 142 red, 158 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9ED2?

The complementary color is #D2C28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9ED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9ED2 color

#8E9ED2 rgb(142, 158, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E9ED2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62% green and 82.4% blue (142, 158, 210).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#8E9ED2 color codes

HEX	`#8E9ED2`
RGB	`rgb(142, 158, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 25%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, 6.54, -28.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 29.12, 282.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.012, 34.856, 65.843)`
Decimal	`9346770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9ED2, 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 #8E9ED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9ED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #8E9ED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9ed2; }
.text { color: #8e9ed2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9ed2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 158 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9ed2, #a08ed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E9ED2?: #8E9ED2 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9ED2?: The RGB value is 142, 158, 210: 142 red, 158 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9ED2?: The complementary color is #D2C28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9ED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.