What color is #8FBBD9?

#8FBBD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FBBD9?

The RGB value is 143, 187, 217: 143 red, 187 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FBBD9?

The complementary color is #D9AD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FBBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FBBD9 color

#8FBBD9 rgb(143, 187, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8FBBD9 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 73.3% green and 85.1% blue (143, 187, 217).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 49% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#8FBBD9 color codes

HEX	`#8FBBD9`
RGB	`rgb(143, 187, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 73.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 49%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 34%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 14%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.8, -7.37, -19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.8, 21.07, 249.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.618, 46.388, 72.393)`
Decimal	`9419737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FBBD9, 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 #8FBBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FBBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #8FBBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fbbd9; }
.text { color: #8fbbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fbbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 187 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fbbd9, #8f96d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FBBD9?: #8FBBD9 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FBBD9?: The RGB value is 143, 187, 217: 143 red, 187 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FBBD9?: The complementary color is #D9AD8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FBBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.