What color is #8699F6?

#8699F6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8699F6?

The RGB value is 134, 153, 246: 134 red, 153 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8699F6?

The complementary color is #F6E386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8699F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8699F6 color

#8699F6 rgb(134, 153, 246)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8699F6 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60% green and 96.5% blue (134, 153, 246).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 86% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#8699F6 color codes

HEX	`#8699F6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 153, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 86%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 46%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 38%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, 17.18, -48.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 51.63, 289.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.852, 34.503, 91.836)`
Decimal	`8821238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8699F6, 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 #8699F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8699F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	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 #8699F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8699f6; }
.text { color: #8699f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8699f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 153 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8699f6, #ab86f6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8699F6?: #8699F6 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8699F6?: The RGB value is 134, 153, 246: 134 red, 153 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8699F6?: The complementary color is #F6E386, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8699F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.