What color is #8697BB?

#8697BB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8697BB?

The RGB value is 134, 151, 187: 134 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8697BB?

The complementary color is #BBAA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8697BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8697BB color

#8697BB rgb(134, 151, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8697BB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 59.2% green and 73.3% blue (134, 151, 187).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sailing (#869CBB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#8697BB color codes

HEX	`#8697BB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 151, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 59.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.33, 2.3, -20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.33, 20.78, 276.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.865, 30.788, 51.373)`
Decimal	`8820667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8697BB, 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 #8697BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8697BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #8697BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8697bb; }
.text { color: #8697bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8697bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 151 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8697bb, #9086bb); }

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Questions

What color is #8697BB?: #8697BB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sailing. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8697BB?: The RGB value is 134, 151, 187: 134 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8697BB?: The complementary color is #BBAA86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8697BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.