#838eba

Color #838eba

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#838eba

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 186)

HSL

hsl(228, 28.5%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 29.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.6%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(59.63, 6.28, -24.24)

LCH

lch(59.63, 25.04, 284.52)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.067, 273.51)

HWB

hwb(228, 51.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baaf83

Analogous

#83aaba

#838eba

#9483ba

Triadic

#838eba

#ba838e

#8eba83

Split-complementary

#838eba

#ba9483

#aaba83

Tetradic

#838eba

#af83ba

#baaf83

#8eba83

Square

#838eba

#ba83aa

#baaf83

#83ba94

Shades

Color #838eba mixed toward black.

#616fa7

#4c5888

#394266

#262c44

#131622

Tints

Color #838eba mixed toward white.

#98a1c6

#acb4d1

#c1c7dd

#d6d9e8

#eaecf4

Tones

Color #838eba mixed toward gray.

#8891b6

#8c94b1

#9196ac

#9599a8

#9a9ca3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888b1 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8786ae · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#84a9a7 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838eba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838eba]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#838eba (#838eba) is rgb(131, 142, 186) in RGB.

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

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