What color is #898DC3?

#898DC3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #898DC3?

The RGB value is 137, 141, 195: 137 red, 141 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898DC3?

The complementary color is #C3BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898DC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898DC3 color

#898DC3 rgb(137, 141, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898DC3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.3% green and 76.5% blue (137, 141, 195).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#898DC3 color codes

HEX	`#898DC3`
RGB	`rgb(137, 141, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.17, 10.95, -28.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.17, 30.5, 291.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.689, 28.307, 55.519)`
Decimal	`9014723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898DC3, 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 #898DC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898DC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #898DC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898dc3; }
.text { color: #898dc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898dc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 141 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898dc3, #a289c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898DC3?: #898DC3 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #898DC3?: The RGB value is 137, 141, 195: 137 red, 141 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898DC3?: The complementary color is #C3BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898DC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.