#838ab1

Color #838ab1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#838ab1

RGB

rgb(131, 138, 177)

HSL

hsl(230.9, 22.8%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230.9, 26%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26%, 22%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(58.2, 6.31, -21.31)

LCH

lch(58.2, 22.22, 286.49)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.059, 276.72)

HWB

hwb(230.9, 51.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1aa83

Analogous

#83a1b1

#838ab1

#9383b1

Triadic

#838ab1

#b1838a

#8ab183

Split-complementary

#838ab1

#b19383

#a1b183

Tetradic

#838ab1

#aa83b1

#b1aa83

#8ab183

Square

#838ab1

#b183a1

#b1aa83

#83b193

Shades

Color #838ab1 mixed toward black.

#636c9d

#4f567e

#3b415f

#282b3f

#141620

Tints

Color #838ab1 mixed toward white.

#989dbe

#acb1cb

#c1c4d8

#d6d8e5

#eaebf2

Tones

Color #838ab1 mixed toward gray.

#878dad

#8b8fa9

#8f92a6

#9295a2

#96979e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686a9 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#8685a7 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#83a2a0 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838ab1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838ab1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#838ab1 (#838ab1) is rgb(131, 138, 177) in RGB.

No, #838ab1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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