What color is #8296C2?

#8296C2 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 #8296C2?

The RGB value is 130, 150, 194: 130 red, 150 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8296C2?

The complementary color is #C2AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8296C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8296C2 color

#8296C2 rgb(130, 150, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8296C2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.8% green and 76.1% blue (130, 150, 194).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#8296C2 color codes

HEX	`#8296C2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 150, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 3.46, -25.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 25.28, 277.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.847, 30.452, 55.334)`
Decimal	`8558274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8296C2, 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 #8296C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8296C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #8296C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8296c2; }
.text { color: #8296c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8296c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 150 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8296c2, #8e82c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8296C2?: #8296C2 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 #8296C2?: The RGB value is 130, 150, 194: 130 red, 150 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8296C2?: The complementary color is #C2AE82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8296C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.