#838CB9 Color

#838CB9 is rgb(131, 140, 185) in RGB and hsl(230, 28%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838CB9

HEX#838CB9

RGBrgb(131, 140, 185)

HSLhsl(230, 28%, 62%)

HSVhsv(230, 29%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(65% 0.068 275.6)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 24%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838CB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838CB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838CB9 Complementary#B9B083 Analogous#83A7B9 Analogous#9583B9 Triadic#B9838C Triadic#8CB983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838CB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#939BC2 #A4AACC #B4B9D5 #C8CCE0 #D8DBE9 #E8EAF2

Shades

#6974AB #535D93 #444D79 #353C5F #272C45 #161927

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