What color is #8195C9?

#8195C9 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 #8195C9?

The RGB value is 129, 149, 201: 129 red, 149 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8195C9?

The complementary color is #C9B581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8195C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8195C9 color

#8195C9 rgb(129, 149, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8195C9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 58.4% green and 78.8% blue (129, 149, 201).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 7.08:1).

#8195C9 color codes

HEX	`#8195C9`
RGB	`rgb(129, 149, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 58.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 26%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.98, 5.6, -29.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.98, 29.61, 280.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.34, 30.378, 59.512)`
Decimal	`8492489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8195C9, 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 #8195C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8195C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #8195C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8195c9; }
.text { color: #8195c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8195c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 149 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8195c9, #9181c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8195C9?: #8195C9 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 #8195C9?: The RGB value is 129, 149, 201: 129 red, 149 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8195C9?: The complementary color is #C9B581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8195C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.