What color is #8FA0E3?

#8FA0E3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA0E3?

The RGB value is 143, 160, 227: 143 red, 160 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA0E3?

The complementary color is #E3D28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA0E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA0E3 color

#8FA0E3 rgb(143, 160, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8FA0E3 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 62.7% green and 89% blue (143, 160, 227).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 60% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#8FA0E3 color codes

HEX	`#8FA0E3`
RGB	`rgb(143, 160, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 62.7%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 60%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 30%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, 10.15, -35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 37.19, 285.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.76, 36.526, 77.719)`
Decimal	`9412835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA0E3, 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 #8FA0E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA0E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #8FA0E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa0e3; }
.text { color: #8fa0e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa0e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 160 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa0e3, #a88fe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FA0E3?: #8FA0E3 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA0E3?: The RGB value is 143, 160, 227: 143 red, 160 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA0E3?: The complementary color is #E3D28F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA0E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.