#838098

Color #838098

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#838098

RGB

rgb(131, 128, 152)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 10.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 15.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 15.8%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(54.59, 6.18, -12.44)

LCH

lch(54.59, 13.89, 296.42)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0361, 291.09)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 50.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#959880

Analogous

#808998

#838098

#8f8098

Triadic

#838098

#988380

#809883

Split-complementary

#838098

#988f80

#899880

Tetradic

#838098

#988095

#959880

#809883

Square

#838098

#988089

#959880

#80988f

Shades

Color #838098 mixed toward black.

#6c6981

#565467

#413f4d

#2b2a34

#16151a

Tints

Color #838098 mixed toward white.

#9895a9

#acaaba

#c1c0cb

#d6d5dd

#eaeaee

Tones

Color #838098 mixed toward gray.

#858296

#868494

#888692

#898890

#8a8a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828293 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#828291 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#838e8d · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 11.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #838098;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838098]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#838098 (#838098) is rgb(131, 128, 152) in RGB.

No, #838098 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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