What color is #8899C4?

#8899C4 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 #8899C4?

The RGB value is 136, 153, 196: 136 red, 153 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8899C4?

The complementary color is #C4B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8899C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8899C4 color

#8899C4 rgb(136, 153, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8899C4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 60% green and 76.9% blue (136, 153, 196).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#8899C4 color codes

HEX	`#8899C4`
RGB	`rgb(136, 153, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 60%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, 4.04, -24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 24.47, 279.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.506, 32.001, 56.731)`
Decimal	`8952260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8899C4, 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 #8899C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8899C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #8899C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8899c4; }
.text { color: #8899c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8899c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 153 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8899c4, #9588c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8899C4?: #8899C4 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 #8899C4?: The RGB value is 136, 153, 196: 136 red, 153 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8899C4?: The complementary color is #C4B388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8899C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.