What color is #8F94C1?

#8F94C1 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 #8F94C1?

The RGB value is 143, 148, 193: 143 red, 148 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F94C1?

The complementary color is #C1BC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F94C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F94C1 color

#8F94C1 rgb(143, 148, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F94C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58% green and 75.7% blue (143, 148, 193).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#8F94C1 color codes

HEX	`#8F94C1`
RGB	`rgb(143, 148, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 23%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.4, 8.25, -23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.4, 25.25, 289.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.541, 30.869, 54.738)`
Decimal	`9409729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F94C1, 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 #8F94C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F94C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #8F94C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f94c1; }
.text { color: #8f94c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f94c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 148 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f94c1, #a38fc1); }

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Questions

What color is #8F94C1?: #8F94C1 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 #8F94C1?: The RGB value is 143, 148, 193: 143 red, 148 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F94C1?: The complementary color is #C1BC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F94C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.