What color is #8F91BE?

#8F91BE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F91BE?

The RGB value is 143, 145, 190: 143 red, 145 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F91BE?

The complementary color is #BEBC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F91BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F91BE color

#8F91BE rgb(143, 145, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F91BE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 56.9% green and 74.5% blue (143, 145, 190).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#8F91BE color codes

HEX	`#8F91BE`
RGB	`rgb(143, 145, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 56.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.49, 9.23, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.49, 25.31, 291.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.745, 29.808, 52.839)`
Decimal	`9408958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F91BE, 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 #8F91BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F91BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #8F91BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f91be; }
.text { color: #8f91be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f91be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 145 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f91be, #a58fbe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F91BE?: #8F91BE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F91BE?: The RGB value is 143, 145, 190: 143 red, 145 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F91BE?: The complementary color is #BEBC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F91BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.