#838fa9

Color #838fa9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.43 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#838fa9

RGB

rgb(131, 143, 169)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 18.1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 22.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 15.4%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(59.28, 1.5, -15.11)

LCH

lch(59.28, 15.18, 275.67)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0413, 265.7)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 51.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a99d83

Analogous

#83a2a9

#838fa9

#8a83a9

Triadic

#838fa9

#a9838f

#8fa983

Split-complementary

#838fa9

#a98a83

#a2a983

Tetradic

#838fa9

#9d83a9

#a99d83

#8fa983

Square

#838fa9

#a983a2

#a99d83

#83a98a

Shades

Color #838fa9 mixed toward black.

#667594

#525d76

#3d4659

#292f3b

#14171e

Tints

Color #838fa9 mixed toward white.

#98a2b7

#acb4c6

#c1c7d4

#d6dae2

#eaecf1

Tones

Color #838fa9 mixed toward gray.

#8690a6

#8991a3

#8c929f

#90949c

#939599

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888a3 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#8887a2 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#849e9d · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838fa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838fa9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#838fa9 (#838fa9) is rgb(131, 143, 169) in RGB.

No, #838fa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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