What color is #8E9FC3?

#8E9FC3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9FC3?

The RGB value is 142, 159, 195: 142 red, 159 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9FC3?

The complementary color is #C3B28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9FC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9FC3 color

#8E9FC3 rgb(142, 159, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E9FC3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.4% green and 76.5% blue (142, 159, 195).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#8E9FC3 color codes

HEX	`#8E9FC3`
RGB	`rgb(142, 159, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.35, 2.21, -20.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.35, 20.6, 276.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.401, 34.486, 56.516)`
Decimal	`9347011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9FC3, 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 #8E9FC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9FC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #8E9FC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9fc3; }
.text { color: #8e9fc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9fc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 159 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9fc3, #988ec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E9FC3?: #8E9FC3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9FC3?: The RGB value is 142, 159, 195: 142 red, 159 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9FC3?: The complementary color is #C3B28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9FC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.