What color is #8FA6E8?

#8FA6E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FA6E8?

The RGB value is 143, 166, 232: 143 red, 166 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FA6E8?

The complementary color is #E8D18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FA6E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FA6E8 color

#8FA6E8 rgb(143, 166, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8FA6E8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 65.1% green and 91% blue (143, 166, 232).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 66% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Widowmaker (#99AAFF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#8FA6E8 color codes

HEX	`#8FA6E8`
RGB	`rgb(143, 166, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 65.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 66%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 38%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 28%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.71, 8.1, -35.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.71, 36.65, 282.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.525, 38.936, 81.761)`
Decimal	`9414376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FA6E8, 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 #8FA6E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FA6E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #8FA6E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fa6e8; }
.text { color: #8fa6e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fa6e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 166 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fa6e8, #a48fe8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FA6E8?: #8FA6E8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Widowmaker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FA6E8?: The RGB value is 143, 166, 232: 143 red, 166 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FA6E8?: The complementary color is #E8D18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FA6E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.