What color is #838BAD?

#838BAD 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 #838BAD?

The RGB value is 131, 139, 173: 131 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #838BAD?

The complementary color is #ADA583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #838BAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#838BAD color

#838BAD rgb(131, 139, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #838BAD is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 54.5% green and 67.8% blue (131, 139, 173).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#838BAD color codes

HEX	`#838BAD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 139, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 54.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, 4.75, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 19.43, 284.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.134, 26.307, 43.228)`
Decimal	`8620973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #838BAD, 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 #838BAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#838BAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #838BAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #838bad; }
.text { color: #838bad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #838bad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 139 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #838bad, #9083ad); }

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Questions

What color is #838BAD?: #838BAD 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 #838BAD?: The RGB value is 131, 139, 173: 131 red, 139 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #838BAD?: The complementary color is #ADA583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #838BAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.