What color is #8399E1?

#8399E1 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 #8399E1?

The RGB value is 131, 153, 225: 131 red, 153 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8399E1?

The complementary color is #E1CB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8399E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8399E1 color

#8399E1 rgb(131, 153, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8399E1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60% green and 88.2% blue (131, 153, 225).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 61% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#8399E1 color codes

HEX	`#8399E1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 153, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 61%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 42%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 32%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 10.44, -38.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 40.35, 284.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.338, 33.042, 75.788)`
Decimal	`8624609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8399E1, 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 #8399E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8399E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #8399E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8399e1; }
.text { color: #8399e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8399e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 153 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8399e1, #9c83e1); }

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Questions

What color is #8399E1?: #8399E1 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 #8399E1?: The RGB value is 131, 153, 225: 131 red, 153 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8399E1?: The complementary color is #E1CB83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8399E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.