#838BB9 Color

#838BB9 is rgb(131, 139, 185) in RGB and hsl(231, 28%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838BB9

HEX#838BB9

RGBrgb(131, 139, 185)

HSLhsl(231, 28%, 62%)

HSVhsv(231, 29%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.069 276.6)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838BB9 Complementary#B9B183 Analogous#83A6B9 Analogous#9683B9 Triadic#B9838B Triadic#8BB983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#939AC2 #A4AACC #B4B9D5 #C8CBE0 #D8DAE9 #E8EAF2

Shades

#6973AB #535C93 #444C79 #353B5F #272B45 #161927

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