What color is #838AA4?

#838AA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #838AA4?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 164: 131 red, 138 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838AA4?

The complementary color is #A49D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838AA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838AA4 color

#838AA4 rgb(131, 138, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #838AA4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 64.3% blue (131, 138, 164).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#838AA4 color codes

HEX	`#838AA4`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.73, 3.17, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.73, 14.94, 282.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.148, 25.682, 38.747)`
Decimal	`8620708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838AA4, 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 #838AA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838AA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #838AA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838aa4; }
.text { color: #838aa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838aa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838aa4, #8c83a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #838AA4?: #838AA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #838AA4?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 164: 131 red, 138 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838AA4?: The complementary color is #A49D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838AA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.