What color is #839CB1?

#839CB1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #839CB1?

The RGB value is 131, 156, 177: 131 red, 156 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #839CB1?

The complementary color is #B19883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #839CB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#839CB1 color

#839CB1 rgb(131, 156, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #839CB1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 61.2% green and 69.4% blue (131, 156, 177).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Monsoon Season (#839AB0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#839CB1 color codes

HEX	`#839CB1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 156, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 61.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 12%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -3.88, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 14.33, 254.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.182, 31.776, 46.182)`
Decimal	`8625329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #839CB1, 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 #839CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#839CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	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 #839CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #839cb1; }
.text { color: #839cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #839cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 156 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #839cb1, #8385b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #839CB1?: #839CB1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Monsoon Season. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #839CB1?: The RGB value is 131, 156, 177: 131 red, 156 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #839CB1?: The complementary color is #B19883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #839CB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.