What color is #8F9CBB?

#8F9CBB 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 #8F9CBB?

The RGB value is 143, 156, 187: 143 red, 156 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F9CBB?

The complementary color is #BBAE8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F9CBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F9CBB color

#8F9CBB rgb(143, 156, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8F9CBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 61.2% green and 73.3% blue (143, 156, 187).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moon Veil (#8D99B1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#8F9CBB color codes

HEX	`#8F9CBB`
RGB	`rgb(143, 156, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 61.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 17%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 2.27, -17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 17.7, 277.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.183, 33.204, 51.717)`
Decimal	`9411771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F9CBB, 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 #8F9CBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8F9CBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #8F9CBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f9cbb; }
.text { color: #8f9cbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f9cbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 156 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f9cbb, #988fbb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8F9CBB?: #8F9CBB 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 #8F9CBB?: The RGB value is 143, 156, 187: 143 red, 156 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F9CBB?: The complementary color is #BBAE8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F9CBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.