What color is #849ED9?

#849ED9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #849ED9?

The RGB value is 132, 158, 217: 132 red, 158 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849ED9?

The complementary color is #D9BF84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849ED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849ED9 color

#849ED9 rgb(132, 158, 217)

Shades of blue

The hex color #849ED9 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62% green and 85.1% blue (132, 158, 217).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 53% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#849ED9 color codes

HEX	`#849ED9`
RGB	`rgb(132, 158, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 53%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, 5.62, -32.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 33.38, 279.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.263, 34.367, 70.46)`
Decimal	`8691417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849ED9, 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 #849ED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849ED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #849ED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849ed9; }
.text { color: #849ed9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849ed9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 158 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849ed9, #9484d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #849ED9?: #849ED9 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Wisteria Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #849ED9?: The RGB value is 132, 158, 217: 132 red, 158 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849ED9?: The complementary color is #D9BF84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849ED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.