#838AAA#838AAA

#838AAA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.049 H 275.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838AAA
RGB	rgb(131, 138, 170)
HSL	hsl(229, 19%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(229, 23%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.95, 4.60, -17.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.95, 18.30, 284.56°)
OKLab	oklab(63.91% 0.0045 -0.0484)
OKLCH	oklch(63.91% 0.049 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7024, 25.9040, 41.6682)
Luminance	0.2591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838AAA #AAA383

analogous

#839EAA #838AAA #9083AA

triadic

#838AAA #AA838A #8AAA83

tetradic

#838AAA #AA839E #AAA383 #83AA90

square

#838AAA #AA839E #AAA383 #83AA90

split-complementary

#838AAA #AA9083 #9EAA83

monochromatic

#494F6A #626A8E #838AAA #A7ACC3 #CCCFDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.40

#838AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.18

#838AAA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838AAA

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838AAA	1.00	3.40	6.18	6.18
#FFFFFF	3.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#818DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F8AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A9095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 138, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.049 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7acc3',
    500: '#838aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838aaa;
$custom-light: #a7acc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.231,
    "s": 18.66,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6391,
    "c": 0.04866,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.25905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838AAA

secondary

#CCC9BD

accent

#AD6CBB

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F8

border

#CECED1

text

#0F1012

muted

#7F7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #838AAA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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