What color is #85829D?

#85829D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85829D?

The RGB value is 133, 130, 157: 133 red, 130 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85829D?

The complementary color is #9A9D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85829D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85829D color

#85829D rgb(133, 130, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #85829D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 51% green and 61.6% blue (133, 130, 157).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Metal (#848393), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#85829D color codes

HEX	`#85829D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 130, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 51%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, 6.83, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 15.57, 296.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.74, 23.386, 35.155)`
Decimal	`8749725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85829D, 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 #85829D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85829D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #85829D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85829d; }
.text { color: #85829d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85829d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 130 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85829d, #93829d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #85829D?: #85829D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Mecha Metal. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85829D?: The RGB value is 133, 130, 157: 133 red, 130 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85829D?: The complementary color is #9A9D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85829D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.