#838AB9 Color

#838AB9 is rgb(131, 138, 185) in RGB and hsl(232, 28%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838AB9

HEX#838AB9

RGBrgb(131, 138, 185)

HSLhsl(232, 28%, 62%)

HSVhsv(232, 29%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.071 277.7)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838AB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.33:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838AB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838AB9 Complementary#B9B283 Analogous#83A5B9 Analogous#9783B9 Triadic#B9838A Triadic#8AB983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838AB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#939AC2 #A4A9CC #B4B8D5 #C8CBE0 #D8DAE9 #E8E9F2

Shades

#6972AB #535B93 #444B79 #353B5F #272B45 #161827

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