What color is #8EA7BD?

#8EA7BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8EA7BD?

The RGB value is 142, 167, 189: 142 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8EA7BD?

The complementary color is #BDA48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8EA7BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8EA7BD color

#8EA7BD rgb(142, 167, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8EA7BD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 65.5% green and 74.1% blue (142, 167, 189).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#8EA7BD color codes

HEX	`#8EA7BD`
RGB	`rgb(142, 167, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 65.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 25%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 12%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, -3.67, -14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 14.62, 255.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.157, 37.061, 53.488)`
Decimal	`9349053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8EA7BD, 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 #8EA7BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8EA7BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #8EA7BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8ea7bd; }
.text { color: #8ea7bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8ea7bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 167 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8ea7bd, #8e90bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8EA7BD?: #8EA7BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8EA7BD?: The RGB value is 142, 167, 189: 142 red, 167 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8EA7BD?: The complementary color is #BDA48E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8EA7BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.