What color is #8797C1?

#8797C1 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 #8797C1?

The RGB value is 135, 151, 193: 135 red, 151 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8797C1?

The complementary color is #C1B187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8797C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8797C1 color

#8797C1 rgb(135, 151, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8797C1 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.2% green and 75.7% blue (135, 151, 193).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#8797C1 color codes

HEX	`#8797C1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 151, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 22%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 4.11, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 23.93, 279.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.681, 31.133, 54.835)`
Decimal	`8886209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8797C1, 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 #8797C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8797C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #8797C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8797c1; }
.text { color: #8797c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8797c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 151 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8797c1, #9487c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8797C1?: #8797C1 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 #8797C1?: The RGB value is 135, 151, 193: 135 red, 151 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8797C1?: The complementary color is #C1B187, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8797C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.