What color is #8397C4?

#8397C4 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 #8397C4?

The RGB value is 131, 151, 196: 131 red, 151 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8397C4?

The complementary color is #C4B083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8397C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8397C4 color

#8397C4 rgb(131, 151, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8397C4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.2% green and 76.9% blue (131, 151, 196).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% 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 7.19:1).

#8397C4 color codes

HEX	`#8397C4`
RGB	`rgb(131, 151, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 23%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.46, 3.71, -25.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.46, 25.79, 278.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.388, 30.943, 56.585)`
Decimal	`8624068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8397C4, 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 #8397C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8397C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #8397C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8397c4; }
.text { color: #8397c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8397c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 151 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8397c4, #9083c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8397C4?: #8397C4 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 #8397C4?: The RGB value is 131, 151, 196: 131 red, 151 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8397C4?: The complementary color is #C4B083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8397C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.