849FAC

#849FAC closest to Blank Stare

#849FAC is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Blank Stare. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(132, 159, 172)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 19% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #849FAC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.54:1.

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Variations of #849FAC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#849FAC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#849FAC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #849FAC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9299AC
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989EAD
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #939EAD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9299AC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F9BAC
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #78A3A3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #80A1A8
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #969C9F

#849FAC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#849FAC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.54:1 Very good#849FAC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#849FAC in CSS

/* Blank Stare */
.color { color: #849FAC; }
.background { background-color: #849FAC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #849FAC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(132 159 172);
color: hsl(200 19% 60%);
color: oklch(0.686 0.036 228.6);

#849FAC FAQ

What color is #849FAC?

#849FAC is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Blank Stare. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #849FAC?

#849FAC is rgb(132, 159, 172) in RGB, hsl(200, 19%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #849FAC?

The complementary color of #849FAC is #AC9184, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #849FAC?

Black text has the best contrast on #849FAC: 7.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #849FAC a warm or cool color?

#849FAC is a cool color.