#838f9e

Color #838f9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.66 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#838f9e

RGB

rgb(131, 143, 158)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 12.2%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 17.1%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(58.92, -1.06, -9.39)

LCH

lch(58.92, 9.45, 263.56)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0264, 253.97)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 51.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9283

Analogous

#839d9e

#838f9e

#85839e

Triadic

#838f9e

#9e838f

#8f9e83

Split-complementary

#838f9e

#9e8583

#9d9e83

Tetradic

#838f9e

#92839e

#9e9283

#8f9e83

Square

#838f9e

#9e839d

#9e9283

#839e85

Shades

Color #838f9e mixed toward black.

#6a7787

#555f6c

#3f4751

#2a3036

#15181b

Tints

Color #838f9e mixed toward white.

#98a2ae

#acb4be

#c1c7cf

#d6dadf

#eaecef

Tones

Color #838f9e mixed toward gray.

#858f9c

#88909a

#8a9097

#8c9095

#8e9093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88889b · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#88879a · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#849897 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838f9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838f9e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#838f9e (#838f9e) is rgb(131, 143, 158) in RGB.

No, #838f9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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