#838DA0 Color

#838DA0 is rgb(131, 141, 160) in RGB and hsl(219, 13%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838DA0

HEX#838DA0

RGBrgb(131, 141, 160)

HSLhsl(219, 13%, 57%)

HSVhsv(219, 18%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(64.2% 0.031 263.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838DA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838DA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838DA0 Complementary#A09683 Analogous#839BA0 Analogous#8783A0 Triadic#A0838D Triadic#8DA083

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838DA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#949DAD #A6ADBA #B7BDC8 #C5CAD3 #D7DAE0 #E8EAED

Shades

#6D788D #5D6779 #4B5362 #3C424E #2A2F37 #1B1D23

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