What color is #8799C9?

#8799C9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8799C9?

The RGB value is 135, 153, 201: 135 red, 153 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8799C9?

The complementary color is #C9B787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8799C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8799C9 color

#8799C9 rgb(135, 153, 201)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8799C9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 60% green and 78.8% blue (135, 153, 201).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#8799C9 color codes

HEX	`#8799C9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 153, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 60%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.47, 5.03, -26.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.47, 27.22, 280.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.922, 32.149, 59.77)`
Decimal	`8886729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8799C9, 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 #8799C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8799C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #8799C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8799c9; }
.text { color: #8799c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8799c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 153 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8799c9, #9687c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8799C9?: #8799C9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8799C9?: The RGB value is 135, 153, 201: 135 red, 153 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8799C9?: The complementary color is #C9B787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8799C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.