What color is #8998BF?

#8998BF 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 #8998BF?

The RGB value is 137, 152, 191: 137 red, 152 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8998BF?

The complementary color is #BFB089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8998BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8998BF color

#8998BF rgb(137, 152, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8998BF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 59.6% green and 74.9% blue (137, 152, 191).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#8998BF color codes

HEX	`#8998BF`
RGB	`rgb(137, 152, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 59.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, 3.64, -21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 22.22, 279.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.946, 31.535, 53.737)`
Decimal	`9017535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8998BF, 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 #8998BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8998BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #8998BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8998bf; }
.text { color: #8998bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8998bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 152 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8998bf, #9589bf); }

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Questions

What color is #8998BF?: #8998BF 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 #8998BF?: The RGB value is 137, 152, 191: 137 red, 152 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8998BF?: The complementary color is #BFB089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8998BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.