What color is #8F9ABB?

#8F9ABB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F9ABB?

The RGB value is 143, 154, 187: 143 red, 154 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9ABB?

The complementary color is #BBB08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9ABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9ABB color

#8F9ABB rgb(143, 154, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F9ABB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 60.4% green and 73.3% blue (143, 154, 187).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#8F9ABB color codes

HEX	`#8F9ABB`
RGB	`rgb(143, 154, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 60.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 18%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.78, 3.39, -18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.78, 18.69, 280.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.851, 32.538, 51.606)`
Decimal	`9411259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9ABB, 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 #8F9ABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9ABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #8F9ABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9abb; }
.text { color: #8f9abb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9abb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 154 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9abb, #9a8fbb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F9ABB?: #8F9ABB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Moon Veil. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F9ABB?: The RGB value is 143, 154, 187: 143 red, 154 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9ABB?: The complementary color is #BBB08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9ABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.