What color is #8398AD?

#8398AD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8398AD?

The RGB value is 131, 152, 173: 131 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8398AD?

The complementary color is #AD9883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8398AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8398AD color

#8398AD rgb(131, 152, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8398AD is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.6% green and 67.8% blue (131, 152, 173).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8398AD color codes

HEX	`#8398AD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 152, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.91, -2.62, -13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.91, 13.67, 258.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.129, 30.298, 43.893)`
Decimal	`8624301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8398AD, 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 #8398AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8398AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #8398AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8398ad; }
.text { color: #8398ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8398ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 152 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8398ad, #8383ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #8398AD?: #8398AD is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8398AD?: The RGB value is 131, 152, 173: 131 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8398AD?: The complementary color is #AD9883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8398AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.