What color is #858DF1?

#858DF1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #858DF1?

The RGB value is 133, 141, 241: 133 red, 141 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #858DF1?

The complementary color is #F1E985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #858DF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#858DF1 color

#858DF1 rgb(133, 141, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #858DF1 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 55.3% green and 94.5% blue (133, 141, 241).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 79% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Perrywinkle (#8F8CE7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#858DF1 color codes

HEX	`#858DF1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 141, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 55.3%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 79%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 45%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 41%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 22.48, -51.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 56, 293.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.07, 30.385, 87.219)`
Decimal	`8752625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #858DF1, 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 #858DF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#858DF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #858DF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #858df1; }
.text { color: #858df1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #858df1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 141 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #858df1, #b385f1); }

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Questions

What color is #858DF1?: #858DF1 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Perrywinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #858DF1?: The RGB value is 133, 141, 241: 133 red, 141 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #858DF1?: The complementary color is #F1E985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #858DF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.