What color is #8798E7?

#8798E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8798E7?

The RGB value is 135, 152, 231: 135 red, 152 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8798E7?

The complementary color is #E7D687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8798E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8798E7 color

#8798E7 rgb(135, 152, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8798E7 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 59.6% green and 90.6% blue (135, 152, 231).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 67% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#8798E7 color codes

HEX	`#8798E7`
RGB	`rgb(135, 152, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 59.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 67%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 42%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 34%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.46, 13.73, -41.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.46, 44.05, 288.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.639, 33.375, 80.15)`
Decimal	`8886503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8798E7, 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 #8798E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8798E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #8798E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8798e7; }
.text { color: #8798e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8798e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 152 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8798e7, #a687e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8798E7?: #8798E7 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8798E7?: The RGB value is 135, 152, 231: 135 red, 152 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8798E7?: The complementary color is #E7D687, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8798E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.