What color is #849CD5?

#849CD5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849CD5?

The RGB value is 132, 156, 213: 132 red, 156 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849CD5?

The complementary color is #D5BD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849CD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849CD5 color

#849CD5 rgb(132, 156, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #849CD5 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 61.2% green and 83.5% blue (132, 156, 213).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 49% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#849CD5 color codes

HEX	`#849CD5`
RGB	`rgb(132, 156, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 61.2%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 49%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.55, 5.67, -31.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.55, 32.27, 280.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.411, 33.485, 67.641)`
Decimal	`8690901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849CD5, 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 #849CD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849CD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #849CD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849cd5; }
.text { color: #849cd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849cd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 156 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849cd5, #9484d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #849CD5?: #849CD5 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849CD5?: The RGB value is 132, 156, 213: 132 red, 156 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849CD5?: The complementary color is #D5BD84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849CD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.