#838EB9 Color

#838EB9 is rgb(131, 142, 185) in RGB and hsl(228, 28%, 62%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838EB9

HEX#838EB9

RGBrgb(131, 142, 185)

HSLhsl(228, 28%, 62%)

HSVhsv(228, 29%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.066 273.3)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 23%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838EB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838EB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838EB9 Complementary#B9AE83 Analogous#83A9B9 Analogous#9383B9 Triadic#B9838E Triadic#8EB983

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838EB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#939DC2 #A4ACCC #B4BAD5 #C8CCE0 #D8DBE9 #E8EAF2

Shades

#6976AB #535F93 #444E79 #353E5F #272D45 #161927

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