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#8798ED Color

#8798ED is rgb(135, 152, 237) in RGB, hsl(230, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 36%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8798ED
HEX#8798ED
RGBrgb(135, 152, 237)
HSLhsl(230, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(230, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 36%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.126 274.1)
LABlab(64.19% 10.26 -45.37)
LCHlch(64.19% 46.52 282.74)

What #8798ED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8798ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.16Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 10.37United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.11Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 15.46Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 17.16French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 17.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#8798ED Channel Values

How #8798ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 152 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 230° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 230° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8798ED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8798ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8798ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8798ED
Complementary
#EDDC87
Analogous
#87CBED
Analogous
#A987ED
Triadic
#ED8798
Triadic
#98ED87
Split comp.
#EDA987
Split comp.
#CBED87

Tints & Shades of #8798ED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#99A7F0
#A6B3F2
#B8C2F4
#C5CDF6
#D7DDF9
#E4E8FB

Shades

#5B72E6
#2E4CE0
#1D38BF
#172C97
#101F6A
#09123E

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How #8798ED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8798ED
Protanopia#9595ED
Protanomaly#9096ED
Deuteranopia#9393ED
Deuteranomaly#8E95ED
Tritanopia#74A6A6
Tritanomaly#7CA1C6
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

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Using #8798ED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8798ed: #8798ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8798ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8798ed': '#8798ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.596, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_8798ed">#8798ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#8798ED"

More Blue Colors

#8798ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#8798ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8798ED?

#8798ED is a light blue — rgb(135, 152, 237) in RGB and hsl(230, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.16.

What is the RGB value of #8798ED?

#8798ED is rgb(135, 152, 237) — red 135, green 152, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8798ED?

#8798ED converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 36%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8798ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #8798ED scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8798ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8798ED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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