What color is #8695BB?

#8695BB 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 #8695BB?

The RGB value is 134, 149, 187: 134 red, 149 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8695BB?

The complementary color is #BBAC86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8695BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8695BB color

#8695BB rgb(134, 149, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8695BB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.4% green and 73.3% blue (134, 149, 187).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#8695BB color codes

HEX	`#8695BB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 149, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, 3.43, -21.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 21.76, 279.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.546, 30.15, 51.267)`
Decimal	`8820155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8695BB, 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 #8695BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8695BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	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 #8695BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8695bb; }
.text { color: #8695bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8695bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 149 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8695bb, #9286bb); }

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Questions

What color is #8695BB?: #8695BB 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 #8695BB?: The RGB value is 134, 149, 187: 134 red, 149 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8695BB?: The complementary color is #BBAC86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8695BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.