What color is #8F8CB8?

#8F8CB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8CB8?

The RGB value is 143, 140, 184: 143 red, 140 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8CB8?

The complementary color is #B5B88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8CB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8CB8 color

#8F8CB8 rgb(143, 140, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F8CB8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 54.9% green and 72.2% blue (143, 140, 184).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 24% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Magic Carpet (#9488BE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#8F8CB8 color codes

HEX	`#8F8CB8`
RGB	`rgb(143, 140, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 54.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 24%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 24%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.94, 10.65, -22.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.94, 24.94, 295.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.355, 28.056, 49.207)`
Decimal	`9407672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8CB8, 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 #8F8CB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8CB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #8F8CB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8cb8; }
.text { color: #8f8cb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8cb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 140 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8cb8, #a58cb8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8F8CB8?: #8F8CB8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Magic Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8CB8?: The RGB value is 143, 140, 184: 143 red, 140 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8CB8?: The complementary color is #B5B88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8CB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.