What color is #818DAF?

#818DAF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #818DAF?

The RGB value is 129, 141, 175: 129 red, 141 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #818DAF?

The complementary color is #AFA381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #818DAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#818DAF color

#818DAF rgb(129, 141, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #818DAF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 55.3% green and 68.6% blue (129, 141, 175).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#818DAF color codes

HEX	`#818DAF`
RGB	`rgb(129, 141, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 55.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, 3.47, -19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 19.59, 280.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.314, 26.811, 44.338)`
Decimal	`8490415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #818DAF, 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 #818DAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#818DAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #818DAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #818daf; }
.text { color: #818daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #818daf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 141 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #818daf, #8c81af); }

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Questions

What color is #818DAF?: #818DAF is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #818DAF?: The RGB value is 129, 141, 175: 129 red, 141 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #818DAF?: The complementary color is #AFA381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #818DAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.