What color is #8498CC?

#8498CC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8498CC?

The RGB value is 132, 152, 204: 132 red, 152 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8498CC?

The complementary color is #CCB884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8498CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8498CC color

#8498CC rgb(132, 152, 204)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 59.6% green and 80% blue (132, 152, 204).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#8498CC color codes

HEX	`#8498CC`
RGB	`rgb(132, 152, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 59.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.11, 5.53, -28.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.11, 29.51, 280.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.64, 31.72, 61.571)`
Decimal	`8689868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8498CC, 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 #8498CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8498CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #8498CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8498cc; }
.text { color: #8498cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8498cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 152 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8498cc, #9484cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8498CC?: #8498CC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8498CC?: The RGB value is 132, 152, 204: 132 red, 152 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8498CC?: The complementary color is #CCB884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8498CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.