What color is #8197CA?

#8197CA 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 #8197CA?

The RGB value is 129, 151, 202: 129 red, 151 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8197CA?

The complementary color is #CAB481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8197CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8197CA color

#8197CA rgb(129, 151, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8197CA is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 59.2% green and 79.2% blue (129, 151, 202).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#8197CA color codes

HEX	`#8197CA`
RGB	`rgb(129, 151, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 59.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.56, 4.72, -28.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.56, 29.12, 279.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.777, 31.063, 60.24)`
Decimal	`8493002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8197CA, 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 #8197CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8197CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #8197CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8197ca; }
.text { color: #8197ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8197ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 151 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8197ca, #8f81ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8197CA?: #8197CA 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 #8197CA?: The RGB value is 129, 151, 202: 129 red, 151 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8197CA?: The complementary color is #CAB481, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8197CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.