What color is #8E9FC4?

#8E9FC4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E9FC4?

The RGB value is 142, 159, 196: 142 red, 159 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E9FC4?

The complementary color is #C4B38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E9FC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E9FC4 color

#8E9FC4 rgb(142, 159, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8E9FC4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 62.4% green and 76.9% blue (142, 159, 196).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#8E9FC4 color codes

HEX	`#8E9FC4`
RGB	`rgb(142, 159, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 62.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 2.45, -20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 21.12, 276.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.515, 34.532, 57.113)`
Decimal	`9347012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E9FC4, 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 #8E9FC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8E9FC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #8E9FC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e9fc4; }
.text { color: #8e9fc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e9fc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 159 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e9fc4, #988ec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E9FC4?: #8E9FC4 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E9FC4?: The RGB value is 142, 159, 196: 142 red, 159 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E9FC4?: The complementary color is #C4B38E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E9FC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.