What color is #8598C7?

#8598C7 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 #8598C7?

The RGB value is 133, 152, 199: 133 red, 152 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8598C7?

The complementary color is #C7B485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8598C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8598C7 color

#8598C7 rgb(133, 152, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8598C7 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.6% green and 78% blue (133, 152, 199).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#8598C7 color codes

HEX	`#8598C7`
RGB	`rgb(133, 152, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.98, 4.5, -26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.98, 26.77, 279.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.207, 31.565, 58.47)`
Decimal	`8755399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8598C7, 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 #8598C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8598C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #8598C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8598c7; }
.text { color: #8598c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8598c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 152 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8598c7, #9385c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8598C7?: #8598C7 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 #8598C7?: The RGB value is 133, 152, 199: 133 red, 152 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8598C7?: The complementary color is #C7B485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8598C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.