What color is #8F95B3?

#8F95B3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F95B3?

The RGB value is 143, 149, 179: 143 red, 149 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F95B3?

The complementary color is #B3AD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F95B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F95B3 color

#8F95B3 rgb(143, 149, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F95B3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.4% green and 70.2% blue (143, 149, 179).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 19% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#8F95B3 color codes

HEX	`#8F95B3`
RGB	`rgb(143, 149, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 19%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 20%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 17%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.16, 4.33, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.16, 16.91, 284.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.21, 30.589, 46.952)`
Decimal	`9409971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F95B3, 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 #8F95B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F95B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #8F95B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f95b3; }
.text { color: #8f95b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f95b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 149 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f95b3, #9b8fb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8F95B3?: #8F95B3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F95B3?: The RGB value is 143, 149, 179: 143 red, 149 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F95B3?: The complementary color is #B3AD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F95B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.