What color is #838AAF?

#838AAF 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 #838AAF?

The RGB value is 131, 138, 175: 131 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838AAF?

The complementary color is #AFA883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838AAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838AAF color

#838AAF rgb(131, 138, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #838AAF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.1% green and 68.6% blue (131, 138, 175).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#838AAF color codes

HEX	`#838AAF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 138, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 21%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, 5.82, -20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 21.1, 286.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.184, 26.097, 44.207)`
Decimal	`8620719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838AAF, 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 #838AAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838AAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #838AAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838aaf; }
.text { color: #838aaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838aaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 138 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838aaf, #9283af); }

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Questions

What color is #838AAF?: #838AAF 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 #838AAF?: The RGB value is 131, 138, 175: 131 red, 138 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838AAF?: The complementary color is #AFA883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838AAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.