#838FA0 Color

#838FA0 is rgb(131, 143, 160) in RGB and hsl(215, 13%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#838FA0

HEX#838FA0

RGBrgb(131, 143, 160)

HSLhsl(215, 13%, 57%)

HSVhsv(215, 18%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.029 257.1)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #838FA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #838FA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#838FA0 Complementary#A09483 Analogous#839DA0 Analogous#8583A0 Triadic#A0838F Triadic#8FA083

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #838FA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#949FAD #A6AEBA #B7BEC8 #C5CBD3 #D7DBE0 #E8EAED

Shades

#6D7A8D #5D6979 #4B5562 #3C434E #2A2F37 #1B1E23

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