What color is #858CA4?

#858CA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858CA4?

The RGB value is 133, 140, 164: 133 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858CA4?

The complementary color is #A49D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858CA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858CA4 color

#858CA4 rgb(133, 140, 164)

Shades of blue

The hex color #858CA4 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.9% green and 64.3% blue (133, 140, 164).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#858CA4 color codes

HEX	`#858CA4`
RGB	`rgb(133, 140, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 15%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.44, 2.69, -13.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.44, 13.79, 281.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.75, 26.423, 38.858)`
Decimal	`8752292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858CA4, 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 #858CA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858CA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #858CA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858ca4; }
.text { color: #858ca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858ca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 140 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858ca4, #8e85a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858CA4?: #858CA4 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Cool Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858CA4?: The RGB value is 133, 140, 164: 133 red, 140 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858CA4?: The complementary color is #A49D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858CA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.