What color is #8FC2F3?

#8FC2F3 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8FC2F3?

The RGB value is 143, 194, 243: 143 red, 194 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8FC2F3?

The complementary color is #F3C08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8FC2F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8FC2F3 color

#8FC2F3 rgb(143, 194, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8FC2F3 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 76.1% green and 95.3% blue (143, 194, 243).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 81% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Electric Eel (#88BBEE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#8FC2F3 color codes

HEX	`#8FC2F3`
RGB	`rgb(143, 194, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 76.1%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 81%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 41%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 20%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.61, -4.39, -29.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.61, 29.82, 261.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.792, 50.891, 92.134)`
Decimal	`9421555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8FC2F3, 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 #8FC2F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8FC2F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #8FC2F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8fc2f3; }
.text { color: #8fc2f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8fc2f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 194 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8fc2f3, #8f90f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #8FC2F3?: #8FC2F3 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Electric Eel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8FC2F3?: The RGB value is 143, 194, 243: 143 red, 194 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8FC2F3?: The complementary color is #F3C08F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8FC2F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.