What color is #8EA4FE?

#8EA4FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA4FE?

The RGB value is 142, 164, 254: 142 red, 164 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA4FE?

The complementary color is #FEE88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA4FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA4FE color

#8EA4FE rgb(142, 164, 254)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8EA4FE is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 64.3% green and 99.6% blue (142, 164, 254).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 98% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99AAFF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#8EA4FE color codes

HEX	`#8EA4FE`
RGB	`rgb(142, 164, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 64.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 98%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 44%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 35%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, 15.06, -47.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 49.5, 287.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.315, 39.455, 99.133)`
Decimal	`9348350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA4FE, 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 #8EA4FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA4FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #8EA4FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea4fe; }
.text { color: #8ea4fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea4fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 164 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea4fe, #b08efe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EA4FE?: #8EA4FE is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA4FE?: The RGB value is 142, 164, 254: 142 red, 164 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA4FE?: The complementary color is #FEE88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA4FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.