What color is #86859F?

#86859F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86859F?

The RGB value is 134, 133, 159: 134 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86859F?

The complementary color is #9E9F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86859F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86859F color

#86859F rgb(134, 133, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #86859F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 52.2% green and 62.4% blue (134, 133, 159).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Chimney (#888899), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#86859F color codes

HEX	`#86859F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 133, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 52.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, 5.89, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 14.89, 293.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.476, 24.346, 36.204)`
Decimal	`8816031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86859F, 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 #86859F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86859F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #86859F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86859f; }
.text { color: #86859f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86859f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 133 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86859f, #93859f); }

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Questions

What color is #86859F?: #86859F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusty Chimney. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86859F?: The RGB value is 134, 133, 159: 134 red, 133 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86859F?: The complementary color is #9E9F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86859F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.