What color is #8F90BA?

#8F90BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F90BA?

The RGB value is 143, 144, 186: 143 red, 144 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F90BA?

The complementary color is #BAB98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F90BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F90BA color

#8F90BA rgb(143, 144, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F90BA is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.5% green and 72.9% blue (143, 144, 186).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#8F90BA color codes

HEX	`#8F90BA`
RGB	`rgb(143, 144, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 23%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.07, 8.83, -21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.07, 23.66, 291.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.162, 29.331, 50.517)`
Decimal	`9408698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F90BA, 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 #8F90BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F90BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #8F90BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f90ba; }
.text { color: #8f90ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f90ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 144 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f90ba, #a38fba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F90BA?: #8F90BA is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F90BA?: The RGB value is 143, 144, 186: 143 red, 144 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F90BA?: The complementary color is #BAB98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F90BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.