What color is #8795BC?

#8795BC 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 #8795BC?

The RGB value is 135, 149, 188: 135 red, 149 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8795BC?

The complementary color is #BCAE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8795BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8795BC color

#8795BC rgb(135, 149, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8795BC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 58.4% green and 73.7% blue (135, 149, 188).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8795BC color codes

HEX	`#8795BC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 149, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 58.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 21%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.89, 3.99, -21.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.89, 22.24, 280.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.814, 30.276, 51.84)`
Decimal	`8885692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8795BC, 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 #8795BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8795BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	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 #8795BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8795bc; }
.text { color: #8795bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8795bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 149 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8795bc, #9487bc); }

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Questions

What color is #8795BC?: #8795BC 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 #8795BC?: The RGB value is 135, 149, 188: 135 red, 149 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8795BC?: The complementary color is #BCAE87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8795BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.