What color is #858CA7?

#858CA7 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 #858CA7?

The RGB value is 133, 140, 167: 133 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858CA7?

The complementary color is #A7A085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858CA7 color

#858CA7 rgb(133, 140, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #858CA7 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 54.9% green and 65.5% blue (133, 140, 167).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#858CA7 color codes

HEX	`#858CA7`
RGB	`rgb(133, 140, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 54.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.54, 3.39, -15.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.54, 15.46, 282.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.024, 26.532, 40.302)`
Decimal	`8752295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858CA7, 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 #858CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#858CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #858CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858ca7; }
.text { color: #858ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 140 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858ca7, #8f85a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #858CA7?: #858CA7 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 #858CA7?: The RGB value is 133, 140, 167: 133 red, 140 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858CA7?: The complementary color is #A7A085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.