#838EA0 Color

#838EA0 is rgb(131, 142, 160) in RGB and hsl(217, 13%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838EA0

HEX#838EA0

RGBrgb(131, 142, 160)

HSLhsl(217, 13%, 57%)

HSVhsv(217, 18%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(64.4% 0.03 260.3)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 11%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838EA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838EA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838EA0 Complementary#A09583 Analogous#839CA0 Analogous#8683A0 Triadic#A0838E Triadic#8EA083

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838EA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#949EAD #A6AEBA #B7BDC8 #C5CAD3 #D7DAE0 #E8EAED

Shades

#6D798D #5D6879 #4B5462 #3C434E #2A2F37 #1B1E23

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