What color is #8F96B1?

#8F96B1 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 #8F96B1?

The RGB value is 143, 150, 177: 143 red, 150 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F96B1?

The complementary color is #B1AA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F96B1?

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.

#8F96B1 color

#8F96B1 rgb(143, 150, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F96B1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 58.8% green and 69.4% blue (143, 150, 177).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8F96B1 color codes

HEX	`#8F96B1`
RGB	`rgb(143, 150, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 58.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 3.31, -14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 15.27, 282.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.168, 30.826, 45.947)`
Decimal	`9410225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F96B1, 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 #8F96B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F96B1 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 #8F96B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f96b1; }
.text { color: #8f96b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f96b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 150 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f96b1, #998fb1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F96B1?: #8F96B1 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 #8F96B1?: The RGB value is 143, 150, 177: 143 red, 150 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F96B1?: The complementary color is #B1AA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F96B1?: 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.