#838AA5 Color

#838AA5 is rgb(131, 138, 165) in RGB and hsl(228, 16%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838AA5

HEX#838AA5

RGBrgb(131, 138, 165)

HSLhsl(228, 16%, 58%)

HSVhsv(228, 21%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.041 273.8)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838AA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838AA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838AA5 Complementary#A59E83 Analogous#839BA5 Analogous#8D83A5 Triadic#A5838A Triadic#8AA583

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838AA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959AB2 #A3A8BD #B5B9C9 #C7CAD6 #D9DBE3 #E7E9EE

Shades

#6B7394 #5C637F #4B5168 #3A3E50 #292C38 #1A1C23

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