What color is #8299E7?

#8299E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8299E7?

The RGB value is 130, 153, 231: 130 red, 153 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8299E7?

The complementary color is #E7D082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8299E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8299E7 color

#8299E7 rgb(130, 153, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8299E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 60% green and 90.6% blue (130, 153, 231).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 68% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#8299E7 color codes

HEX	`#8299E7`
RGB	`rgb(130, 153, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 60%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 68%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 34%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.4, 11.89, -41.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.4, 43.63, 285.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.016, 33.296, 80.167)`
Decimal	`8559079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8299E7, 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 #8299E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8299E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #8299E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8299e7; }
.text { color: #8299e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8299e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 153 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8299e7, #9d82e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8299E7?: #8299E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8299E7?: The RGB value is 130, 153, 231: 130 red, 153 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8299E7?: The complementary color is #E7D082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8299E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.