What color is #8D98D2?

#8D98D2 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 #8D98D2?

The RGB value is 141, 152, 210: 141 red, 152 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D98D2?

The complementary color is #D2C78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D98D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D98D2 color

#8D98D2 rgb(141, 152, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8D98D2 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 59.6% green and 82.4% blue (141, 152, 210).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Easter Egg (#8E97C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#8D98D2 color codes

HEX	`#8D98D2`
RGB	`rgb(141, 152, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 59.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 28%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.98, 9.67, -30.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.98, 32.42, 287.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.842, 32.771, 65.503)`
Decimal	`9279698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D98D2, 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 #8D98D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#8D98D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #8D98D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d98d2; }
.text { color: #8d98d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d98d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 152 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d98d2, #a48dd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D98D2?: #8D98D2 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 #8D98D2?: The RGB value is 141, 152, 210: 141 red, 152 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D98D2?: The complementary color is #D2C78D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D98D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.