What color is #898EC4?

#898EC4 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 #898EC4?

The RGB value is 137, 142, 196: 137 red, 142 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #898EC4?

The complementary color is #C4BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #898EC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#898EC4 color

#898EC4 rgb(137, 142, 196)

Shades of blue

The hex color #898EC4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 55.7% green and 76.9% blue (137, 142, 196).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#898EC4 color codes

HEX	`#898EC4`
RGB	`rgb(137, 142, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 55.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.47, 10.63, -28.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.47, 30.47, 290.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.951, 28.649, 56.166)`
Decimal	`9014980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #898EC4, 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 #898EC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#898EC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	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 #898EC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #898ec4; }
.text { color: #898ec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #898ec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 142 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #898ec4, #a189c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #898EC4?: #898EC4 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 #898EC4?: The RGB value is 137, 142, 196: 137 red, 142 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #898EC4?: The complementary color is #C4BF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #898EC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.