What color is #849FDD?

#849FDD 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 #849FDD?

The RGB value is 132, 159, 221: 132 red, 159 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #849FDD?

The complementary color is #DDC284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #849FDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#849FDD color

#849FDD rgb(132, 159, 221)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62.4% green and 86.7% blue (132, 159, 221).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 57% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 7.98:1).

#849FDD color codes

HEX	`#849FDD`
RGB	`rgb(132, 159, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 62.4%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 57%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 6.15, -34.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 34.98, 280.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.961, 34.92, 73.291)`
Decimal	`8691677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #849FDD, 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 #849FDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#849FDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #849FDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #849fdd; }
.text { color: #849fdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #849fdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 159 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #849fdd, #9684dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #849FDD?: #849FDD 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 #849FDD?: The RGB value is 132, 159, 221: 132 red, 159 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #849FDD?: The complementary color is #DDC284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #849FDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.