#838AC9 Color

#838AC9 is rgb(131, 138, 201) in RGB and hsl(234, 39%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838AC9

HEX#838AC9

RGBrgb(131, 138, 201)

HSLhsl(234, 39%, 65%)

HSVhsv(234, 35%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.094 278.6)

CMYKcmyk(35%, 31%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838AC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838AC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838AC9 Complementary#C9C283 Analogous#83ADC9 Analogous#9F83C9 Triadic#C9838A Triadic#8AC983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838AC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959BD0 #A3A8D7 #B5B9DE #C6C9E6 #D8DAEE #E6E8F4

Shades

#636CBB #4B54AA #3D448A #2F356A #21254A #14172E

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