What color is #8F91BB?

#8F91BB 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 #8F91BB?

The RGB value is 143, 145, 187: 143 red, 145 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F91BB?

The complementary color is #BBB98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F91BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F91BB color

#8F91BB rgb(143, 145, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F91BB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.9% green and 73.3% blue (143, 145, 187).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#8F91BB color codes

HEX	`#8F91BB`
RGB	`rgb(143, 145, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, 8.5, -22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 23.63, 291.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.42, 29.678, 51.13)`
Decimal	`9408955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F91BB, 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 #8F91BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F91BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #8F91BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f91bb; }
.text { color: #8f91bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f91bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 145 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f91bb, #a38fbb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F91BB?: #8F91BB 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 #8F91BB?: The RGB value is 143, 145, 187: 143 red, 145 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F91BB?: The complementary color is #BBB98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F91BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.