What color is #838AA9?

#838AA9 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 #838AA9?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 169: 131 red, 138 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838AA9?

The complementary color is #A9A283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838AA9?

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.

#838AA9 color

#838AA9 rgb(131, 138, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #838AA9 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 66.3% blue (131, 138, 169).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#838AA9 color codes

HEX	`#838AA9`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 4.36, -17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 17.74, 284.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.608, 25.866, 41.172)`
Decimal	`8620713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838AA9, 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 #838AA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838AA9 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 #838AA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838aa9; }
.text { color: #838aa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838aa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838aa9, #8f83a9); }

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Questions

What color is #838AA9?: #838AA9 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 #838AA9?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 169: 131 red, 138 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838AA9?: The complementary color is #A9A283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838AA9?: 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.