What color is #849EEE?

#849EEE 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 #849EEE?

The RGB value is 132, 158, 238: 132 red, 158 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849EEE?

The complementary color is #EED484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849EEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849EEE color

#849EEE rgb(132, 158, 238)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62% green and 93.3% blue (132, 158, 238).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 76% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria Blue (#84A2D4), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#849EEE color codes

HEX	`#849EEE`
RGB	`rgb(132, 158, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 76%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 45%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 34%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, 11.51, -43.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 44.57, 284.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.17, 35.53, 85.772)`
Decimal	`8691438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849EEE, 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 #849EEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849EEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #849EEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849eee; }
.text { color: #849eee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849eee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 158 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849eee, #9f84ee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #849EEE?: #849EEE 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 #849EEE?: The RGB value is 132, 158, 238: 132 red, 158 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849EEE?: The complementary color is #EED484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849EEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.