What color is #8F8FE6?

#8F8FE6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8FE6?

The RGB value is 143, 143, 230: 143 red, 143 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8FE6?

The complementary color is #E6E68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8FE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8FE6 color

#8F8FE6 rgb(143, 143, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F8FE6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.1% green and 90.2% blue (143, 143, 230).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 64% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#8F8FE6 color codes

HEX	`#8F8FE6`
RGB	`rgb(143, 143, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.1%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 64%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.67, 20.73, -44.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.67, 48.71, 295.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.429, 31.196, 79.002)`
Decimal	`9408486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8FE6, 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 #8F8FE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F8FE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #8F8FE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8fe6; }
.text { color: #8f8fe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8fe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 143 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8fe6, #bb8fe6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F8FE6?: #8F8FE6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8FE6?: The RGB value is 143, 143, 230: 143 red, 143 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8FE6?: The complementary color is #E6E68F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8FE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.