What color is #8498C3?

#8498C3 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 #8498C3?

The RGB value is 132, 152, 195: 132 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8498C3?

The complementary color is #C3AF84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8498C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8498C3 color

#8498C3 rgb(132, 152, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8498C3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.6% green and 76.5% blue (132, 152, 195).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is King Neptune (#7794C0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#8498C3 color codes

HEX	`#8498C3`
RGB	`rgb(132, 152, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.6%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 32%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.76, 3.17, -24.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.76, 24.7, 277.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.591, 31.301, 56.049)`
Decimal	`8689859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8498C3, 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 #8498C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8498C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #8498C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8498c3; }
.text { color: #8498c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8498c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 152 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8498c3, #9084c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8498C3?: #8498C3 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 #8498C3?: The RGB value is 132, 152, 195: 132 red, 152 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8498C3?: The complementary color is #C3AF84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8498C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.