Cornflower
#8E87C0 · Cornflower
#8E87C0 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. It has an RGB value of 142, 135, 192 and a relative luminance of 0.269, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
blue
Luminance
0.27
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.29:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
6.38:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8E87C0?
#8E87C0 is Cornflower, a cool blue color. In RGB it is 142, 135, 192, and in HSL it is 247°, 31%, 64%.
Is #8E87C0 a light or dark color?
#8E87C0 has a relative luminance of 0.269, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8E87C0?
Its complementary color is #B9C087. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.