What color is #8B98EA?

#8B98EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B98EA?

The RGB value is 139, 152, 234: 139 red, 152 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B98EA?

The complementary color is #EADD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B98EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B98EA color

#8B98EA rgb(139, 152, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8B98EA is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 59.6% green and 91.8% blue (139, 152, 234).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 69% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#8B98EA color codes

HEX	`#8B98EA`
RGB	`rgb(139, 152, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 59.6%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 69%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 41%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 35%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.87, 15.59, -42.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.87, 45.6, 289.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.723, 33.884, 82.431)`
Decimal	`9148650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B98EA, 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 #8B98EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8B98EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #8B98EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b98ea; }
.text { color: #8b98ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b98ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 152 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b98ea, #ad8bea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #8B98EA?: #8B98EA is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B98EA?: The RGB value is 139, 152, 234: 139 red, 152 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B98EA?: The complementary color is #EADD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B98EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.