What color is #8697BF?

#8697BF 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 #8697BF?

The RGB value is 134, 151, 191: 134 red, 151 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8697BF?

The complementary color is #BFAE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8697BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8697BF color

#8697BF rgb(134, 151, 191)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 59.2% green and 74.9% blue (134, 151, 191).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#8697BF color codes

HEX	`#8697BF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 151, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 59.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.48, 3.3, -22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.48, 22.91, 278.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.299, 30.962, 53.66)`
Decimal	`8820671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8697BF, 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 #8697BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8697BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #8697BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8697bf; }
.text { color: #8697bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8697bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 151 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8697bf, #9286bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8697BF?: #8697BF 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 #8697BF?: The RGB value is 134, 151, 191: 134 red, 151 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8697BF?: The complementary color is #BFAE86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8697BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.