What color is #848DAF?

#848DAF 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 #848DAF?

The RGB value is 132, 141, 175: 132 red, 141 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #848DAF?

The complementary color is #AFA684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #848DAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#848DAF color

#848DAF rgb(132, 141, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #848DAF is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 55.3% green and 68.6% blue (132, 141, 175).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#848DAF color codes

HEX	`#848DAF`
RGB	`rgb(132, 141, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 55.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 19%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 4.41, -18.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 19.43, 283.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.776, 27.05, 44.359)`
Decimal	`8687023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #848DAF, 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 #848DAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#848DAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #848DAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #848daf; }
.text { color: #848daf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #848daf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 141 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #848daf, #9184af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #848DAF?: #848DAF 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 #848DAF?: The RGB value is 132, 141, 175: 132 red, 141 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #848DAF?: The complementary color is #AFA684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #848DAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.