#838CA5 Color

#838CA5 is rgb(131, 140, 165) in RGB and hsl(224, 16%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838CA5

HEX#838CA5

RGBrgb(131, 140, 165)

HSLhsl(224, 16%, 58%)

HSVhsv(224, 21%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.039 269.7)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838CA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838CA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838CA5 Complementary#A59C83 Analogous#839DA5 Analogous#8B83A5 Triadic#A5838C Triadic#8CA583

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838CA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959CB2 #A3AABD #B5BAC9 #C7CBD6 #D9DBE3 #E7E9EE

Shades

#6B7694 #5C657F #4B5368 #3A4050 #292D38 #1A1C23

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