What color is #848BDB?

#848BDB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #848BDB?

The RGB value is 132, 139, 219: 132 red, 139 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848BDB?

The complementary color is #DBD484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848BDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848BDB color

#848BDB rgb(132, 139, 219)

Shades of blue

The hex color #848BDB is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 54.5% green and 85.9% blue (132, 139, 219).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 55% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#848BDB color codes

HEX	`#848BDB`
RGB	`rgb(132, 139, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 54.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 55%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 40%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 37%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 17.15, -41.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 45.1, 292.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.531, 28.484, 70.841)`
Decimal	`8686555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848BDB, 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 #848BDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848BDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #848BDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848bdb; }
.text { color: #848bdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848bdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 139 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848bdb, #a984db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle Purple.

Questions

What color is #848BDB?: #848BDB is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #848BDB?: The RGB value is 132, 139, 219: 132 red, 139 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848BDB?: The complementary color is #DBD484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848BDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.