What color is #818AA1?

#818AA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818AA1?

The RGB value is 129, 138, 161: 129 red, 138 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818AA1?

The complementary color is #A19881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818AA1 color

#818AA1 rgb(129, 138, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #818AA1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.1% green and 63.1% blue (129, 138, 161).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#818AA1 color codes

HEX	`#818AA1`
RGB	`rgb(129, 138, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, 1.8, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 13.4, 277.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.573, 25.417, 37.323)`
Decimal	`8489633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818AA1, 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 #818AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	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 #818AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818aa1; }
.text { color: #818aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 138 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818aa1, #8881a1); }

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Questions

What color is #818AA1?: #818AA1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818AA1?: The RGB value is 129, 138, 161: 129 red, 138 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818AA1?: The complementary color is #A19881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.