#838fb0

Color #838fb0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#838fb0

RGB

rgb(131, 143, 176)

HSL

hsl(224, 22.2%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 25.6%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(59.53, 3.2, -18.72)

LCH

lch(59.53, 18.99, 279.7)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0513, 269.33)

HWB

hwb(224, 51.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0a483

Analogous

#83a6b0

#838fb0

#8d83b0

Triadic

#838fb0

#b0838f

#8fb083

Split-complementary

#838fb0

#b08d83

#a6b083

Tetradic

#838fb0

#a483b0

#b0a483

#8fb083

Square

#838fb0

#b083a6

#b0a483

#83b08d

Shades

Color #838fb0 mixed toward black.

#64739c

#505c7d

#3c455e

#282e3f

#14171f

Tints

Color #838fb0 mixed toward white.

#98a2bd

#acb4ca

#c1c7d8

#d6dae5

#eaecf2

Tones

Color #838fb0 mixed toward gray.

#8791ac

#8a93a9

#8e94a5

#9296a1

#96989d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888a9 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#8887a7 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#84a3a1 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838fb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838fb0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#838fb0 (#838fb0) is rgb(131, 143, 176) in RGB.

No, #838fb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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