#838ec2

Color #838ec2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#838ec2

RGB

rgb(131, 142, 194)

HSL

hsl(229.5, 34.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.5, 32.5%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.5%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(59.95, 8.35, -28.27)

LCH

lch(59.95, 29.48, 286.46)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0787, 274.81)

HWB

hwb(229.5, 51.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2b783

Analogous

#83adc2

#838ec2

#9783c2

Triadic

#838ec2

#c2838e

#8ec283

Split-complementary

#838ec2

#c29783

#adc283

Tetradic

#838ec2

#b783c2

#c2b783

#8ec283

Square

#838ec2

#c283ad

#c2b783

#83c297

Shades

Color #838ec2 mixed toward black.

#5f6db0

#475491

#363f6d

#242a49

#121524

Tints

Color #838ec2 mixed toward white.

#98a1cc

#acb4d6

#c1c6e0

#d6d9eb

#eaecf5

Tones

Color #838ec2 mixed toward gray.

#8891bd

#8d95b7

#9398b2

#989cad

#9d9fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888b7 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8786b4 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#84aeac · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838ec2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838ec2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#838ec2 (#838ec2) is rgb(131, 142, 194) in RGB.

No, #838ec2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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