#838ebf

Color #838ebf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#838ebf

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 191)

HSL

hsl(229, 31.9%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229, 31.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 25.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(59.83, 7.56, -26.76)

LCH

lch(59.83, 27.81, 285.78)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0743, 274.4)

HWB

hwb(229, 51.4%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfb483

Analogous

#83acbf

#838ebf

#9683bf

Triadic

#838ebf

#bf838e

#8ebf83

Split-complementary

#838ebf

#bf9683

#acbf83

Tetradic

#838ebf

#b483bf

#bfb483

#8ebf83

Square

#838ebf

#bf83ac

#bfb483

#83bf96

Shades

Color #838ebf mixed toward black.

#606ead

#49568d

#37406a

#252b47

#121523

Tints

Color #838ebf mixed toward white.

#98a1ca

#acb4d4

#c1c6df

#d6d9ea

#eaecf4

Tones

Color #838ebf mixed toward gray.

#8891ba

#8d94b5

#9297b0

#979bab

#9c9ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888b5 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#8786b2 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#84acaa · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838ebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838ebf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#838ebf (#838ebf) is rgb(131, 142, 191) in RGB.

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

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