What color is #8098D1?

#8098D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8098D1?

The RGB value is 128, 152, 209: 128 red, 152 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8098D1?

The complementary color is #D1B980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8098D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8098D1 color

#8098D1 rgb(128, 152, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8098D1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 59.6% green and 82% blue (128, 152, 209).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#8098D1 color codes

HEX	`#8098D1`
RGB	`rgb(128, 152, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 59.6%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 5.77, -31.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 32.41, 280.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.635, 31.648, 64.751)`
Decimal	`8427729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8098D1, 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 #8098D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8098D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #8098D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8098d1; }
.text { color: #8098d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8098d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 152 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8098d1, #9080d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8098D1?: #8098D1 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color King Neptune. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8098D1?: The RGB value is 128, 152, 209: 128 red, 152 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8098D1?: The complementary color is #D1B980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8098D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.