What color is #8497C8?

#8497C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8497C8?

The RGB value is 132, 151, 200: 132 red, 151 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8497C8?

The complementary color is #C8B584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8497C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8497C8 color

#8497C8 rgb(132, 151, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8497C8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.2% green and 78.4% blue (132, 151, 200).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#8497C8 color codes

HEX	`#8497C8`
RGB	`rgb(132, 151, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.68, 5.04, -27.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.68, 27.87, 280.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.005, 31.208, 59.022)`
Decimal	`8689608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8497C8, 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 #8497C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8497C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	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 #8497C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8497c8; }
.text { color: #8497c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8497c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 151 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8497c8, #9384c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8497C8?: #8497C8 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Easter Egg. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8497C8?: The RGB value is 132, 151, 200: 132 red, 151 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8497C8?: The complementary color is #C8B584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8497C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.