#838fc4

Color #838fc4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#838fc4

RGB

rgb(131, 143, 196)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 35.5%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 33.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.2%, 27%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(60.3, 8.29, -28.86)

LCH

lch(60.3, 30.03, 286.03)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0802, 274.15)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 51.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4b883

Analogous

#83afc4

#838fc4

#9783c4

Triadic

#838fc4

#c4838f

#8fc483

Split-complementary

#838fc4

#c49783

#afc483

Tetradic

#838fc4

#b883c4

#c4b883

#8fc483

Square

#838fc4

#c483af

#c4b883

#83c497

Shades

Color #838fc4 mixed toward black.

#5e6eb2

#465594

#353f6f

#232a4a

#121525

Tints

Color #838fc4 mixed toward white.

#98a2ce

#acb4d8

#c1c7e1

#d6daeb

#eaecf5

Tones

Color #838fc4 mixed toward gray.

#8892bf

#8e96b9

#9399b4

#999dae

#9ea0a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888b9 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#8887b6 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#84b0ad · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838fc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838fc4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#838fc4 (#838fc4) is rgb(131, 143, 196) in RGB.

No, #838fc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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