What color is #8596C2?

#8596C2 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 #8596C2?

The RGB value is 133, 150, 194: 133 red, 150 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8596C2?

The complementary color is #C2B185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8596C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8596C2 color

#8596C2 rgb(133, 150, 194)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8596C2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.8% green and 76.1% blue (133, 150, 194).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#8596C2 color codes

HEX	`#8596C2`
RGB	`rgb(133, 150, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.8%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 23%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.25, 4.34, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.25, 25.09, 279.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.314, 30.693, 55.356)`
Decimal	`8754882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8596C2, 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 #8596C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8596C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #8596C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8596c2; }
.text { color: #8596c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8596c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 150 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8596c2, #9285c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8596C2?: #8596C2 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 #8596C2?: The RGB value is 133, 150, 194: 133 red, 150 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8596C2?: The complementary color is #C2B185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8596C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.