What color is #8397BD?

#8397BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8397BD?

The RGB value is 131, 151, 189: 131 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8397BD?

The complementary color is #BDA983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8397BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8397BD color

#8397BD rgb(131, 151, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8397BD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.2% green and 74.1% blue (131, 151, 189).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#8397BD color codes

HEX	`#8397BD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 151, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 20%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 1.9, -22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 22.08, 274.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.609, 30.632, 52.487)`
Decimal	`8624061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8397BD, 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 #8397BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8397BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #8397BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8397bd; }
.text { color: #8397bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8397bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 151 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8397bd, #8c83bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8397BD?: #8397BD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8397BD?: The RGB value is 131, 151, 189: 131 red, 151 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8397BD?: The complementary color is #BDA983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8397BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.