#838ea2

Color #838ea2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#838ea2

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 162)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 14.3%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 19.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(58.77, 0.42, -11.9)

LCH

lch(58.77, 11.91, 272.02)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0326, 262.42)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 51.4%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a29783

Analogous

#839ea2

#838ea2

#8883a2

Triadic

#838ea2

#a2838e

#8ea283

Split-complementary

#838ea2

#a28883

#9ea283

Tetradic

#838ea2

#9783a2

#a29783

#8ea283

Square

#838ea2

#a2839e

#a29783

#83a288

Shades

Color #838ea2 mixed toward black.

#69758c

#545e70

#3f4654

#2a2f38

#15171c

Tints

Color #838ea2 mixed toward white.

#98a1b2

#acb4c1

#c1c7d1

#d6d9e0

#eaecf0

Tones

Color #838ea2 mixed toward gray.

#868fa0

#88909d

#8b909a

#8d9198

#909295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889d · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#87869c · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#849a99 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838ea2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838ea2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#838ea2 (#838ea2) is rgb(131, 142, 162) in RGB.

No, #838ea2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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