What color is #8892C8?

#8892C8 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 #8892C8?

The RGB value is 136, 146, 200: 136 red, 146 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8892C8?

The complementary color is #C8BE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8892C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8892C8 color

#8892C8 rgb(136, 146, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8892C8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 57.3% green and 78.4% blue (136, 146, 200).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#8892C8 color codes

HEX	`#8892C8`
RGB	`rgb(136, 146, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 57.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 27%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 9.06, -29.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 30.41, 287.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.855, 29.961, 58.79)`
Decimal	`8950472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8892C8, 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 #8892C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8892C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	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 #8892C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8892c8; }
.text { color: #8892c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8892c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 146 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8892c8, #9e88c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8892C8?: #8892C8 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 #8892C8?: The RGB value is 136, 146, 200: 136 red, 146 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8892C8?: The complementary color is #C8BE88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8892C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.