#838d9f

Color #838d9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.57 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#838d9f

RGB

rgb(131, 141, 159)

HSL

hsl(218.6, 12.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.6, 17.6%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 11.3%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(58.39, 0.3, -10.75)

LCH

lch(58.39, 10.75, 271.6)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0294, 262.37)

HWB

hwb(218.6, 51.4%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9583

Analogous

#839b9f

#838d9f

#87839f

Triadic

#838d9f

#9f838d

#8d9f83

Split-complementary

#838d9f

#9f8783

#9b9f83

Tetradic

#838d9f

#95839f

#9f9583

#8d9f83

Square

#838d9f

#9f839b

#9f9583

#839f87

Shades

Color #838d9f mixed toward black.

#6a7588

#545d6d

#3f4652

#2a2f37

#15171b

Tints

Color #838d9f mixed toward white.

#98a0af

#acb3bf

#c1c6cf

#d6d9df

#eaecef

Tones

Color #838d9f mixed toward gray.

#858e9d

#888e9a

#8a8f98

#8c9096

#8f9093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87889b · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#87869a · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#849897 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838d9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838d9f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#838d9f (#838d9f) is rgb(131, 141, 159) in RGB.

No, #838d9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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