#838EA5 Color

#838EA5 is rgb(131, 142, 165) in RGB and hsl(221, 16%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838EA5

HEX#838EA5

RGBrgb(131, 142, 165)

HSLhsl(221, 16%, 58%)

HSVhsv(221, 21%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.037 265.1)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 14%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.29:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838EA5 Complementary#A59A83 Analogous#839FA5 Analogous#8983A5 Triadic#A5838E Triadic#8EA583

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#959EB2 #A3ABBD #B5BCC9 #C7CCD6 #D9DCE3 #E7E9EE

Shades

#6B7894 #5C677F #4B5468 #3A4150 #292E38 #1A1D23

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