#838ca4

Color #838ca4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#838ca4

RGB

rgb(131, 140, 164)

HSL

hsl(223.6, 15.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.6, 20.1%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 14.6%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(58.28, 2.03, -13.77)

LCH

lch(58.28, 13.92, 278.39)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0375, 269.08)

HWB

hwb(223.6, 51.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49b83

Analogous

#839ca4

#838ca4

#8a83a4

Triadic

#838ca4

#a4838c

#8ca483

Split-complementary

#838ca4

#a48a83

#9ca483

Tetradic

#838ca4

#9b83a4

#a49b83

#8ca483

Square

#838ca4

#a4839c

#a49b83

#83a48a

Shades

Color #838ca4 mixed toward black.

#68728e

#535b71

#3e4555

#2a2e39

#15171c

Tints

Color #838ca4 mixed toward white.

#989fb3

#acb2c2

#c1c5d1

#d6d9e1

#eaecf0

Tones

Color #838ca4 mixed toward gray.

#868da1

#888e9e

#8b909c

#8e9199

#919296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87879f · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#86869d · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#839a99 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838ca4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838ca4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#838ca4 (#838ca4) is rgb(131, 140, 164) in RGB.

No, #838ca4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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