What color is #818BA5?

#818BA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818BA5?

The RGB value is 129, 139, 165: 129 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818BA5?

The complementary color is #A59B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818BA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818BA5 color

#818BA5 rgb(129, 139, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #818BA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 54.5% green and 64.7% blue (129, 139, 165).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Tempest (#79839B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#818BA5 color codes

HEX	`#818BA5`
RGB	`rgb(129, 139, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 54.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 2.18, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 15.1, 278.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.076, 25.848, 39.258)`
Decimal	`8489893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818BA5, 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 #818BA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818BA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #818BA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818ba5; }
.text { color: #818ba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818ba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 139 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818ba5, #8981a5); }

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Questions

What color is #818BA5?: #818BA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tempest. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818BA5?: The RGB value is 129, 139, 165: 129 red, 139 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818BA5?: The complementary color is #A59B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818BA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.