What color is #8B98E0?

#8B98E0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B98E0?

The RGB value is 139, 152, 224: 139 red, 152 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B98E0?

The complementary color is #E0D38B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B98E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B98E0 color

#8B98E0 rgb(139, 152, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B98E0 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 59.6% green and 87.8% blue (139, 152, 224).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Azureno (#8FA0D5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#8B98E0 color codes

HEX	`#8B98E0`
RGB	`rgb(139, 152, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 59.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 38%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 32%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 12.84, -38.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 40.14, 288.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.326, 33.326, 75.078)`
Decimal	`9148640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B98E0, 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 #8B98E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B98E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	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 #8B98E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b98e0; }
.text { color: #8b98e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b98e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 152 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b98e0, #a98be0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8B98E0?: #8B98E0 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Azureno. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B98E0?: The RGB value is 139, 152, 224: 139 red, 152 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B98E0?: The complementary color is #E0D38B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B98E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.67:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.