What color is #8F88D0?

#8F88D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F88D0?

The RGB value is 143, 136, 208: 143 red, 136 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F88D0?

The complementary color is #C9D088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F88D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F88D0 color

#8F88D0 rgb(143, 136, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F88D0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 53.3% green and 81.6% blue (143, 136, 208).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 43% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#8F88D0 color codes

HEX	`#8F88D0`
RGB	`rgb(143, 136, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 53.3%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 43%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 18.95, -36.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 40.84, 297.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.514, 28.001, 63.407)`
Decimal	`9406672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F88D0, 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 #8F88D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F88D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8F88D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f88d0; }
.text { color: #8f88d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f88d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 136 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f88d0, #b388d0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8F88D0?: #8F88D0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F88D0?: The RGB value is 143, 136, 208: 143 red, 136 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F88D0?: The complementary color is #C9D088, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F88D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.