#838BC9 Color

#838BC9 is rgb(131, 139, 201) in RGB and hsl(233, 39%, 65%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumPurple. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838BC9

HEX#838BC9

RGBrgb(131, 139, 201)

HSLhsl(233, 39%, 65%)

HSVhsv(233, 35%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(65.5% 0.093 277.9)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838BC9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838BC9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838BC9 Complementary#C9C083 Analogous#83AEC9 Analogous#9E83C9 Triadic#C9838B Triadic#8BC983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838BC9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959CD0 #A3A9D7 #B5B9DE #C6CAE6 #D8DBEE #E6E8F4

Shades

#636DBB #4B56AA #3D468A #2F366A #21264A #14172E

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