#838BA5 Color

#838BA5 is rgb(131, 139, 165) in RGB and hsl(226, 16%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838BA5

HEX#838BA5

RGBrgb(131, 139, 165)

HSLhsl(226, 16%, 58%)

HSVhsv(226, 21%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.04 271.8)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838BA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838BA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838BA5 Complementary#A59D83 Analogous#839CA5 Analogous#8C83A5 Triadic#A5838B Triadic#8BA583

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838BA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959BB2 #A3A9BD #B5BAC9 #C7CAD6 #D9DBE3 #E7E9EE

Shades

#6B7594 #5C647F #4B5268 #3A3F50 #292C38 #1A1C23

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