#838CA2#838CA2

#838CA2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.035 H 267.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838CA2
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 162)
HSL	hsl(223, 14%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(223, 19%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.22, 1.56, -12.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.22, 12.82, 276.98°)
OKLab	oklab(64.03% -0.0013 -0.0346)
OKLCH	oklch(64.03% 0.035 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.2581, 26.1896, 37.8998)
Luminance	0.2619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838CA2 #A29983

analogous

#839CA2 #838CA2 #8A83A2

triadic

#838CA2 #A2838C #8CA283

tetradic

#838CA2 #A2839C #A29983 #83A28A

square

#838CA2 #A2839C #A29983 #83A28A

split-complementary

#838CA2 #A28A83 #9CA283

monochromatic

#495061 #636D84 #838CA2 #A6ACBC #C9CDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#838CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#838CA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838CA2

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838CA2	1.00	3.37	6.24	6.24
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868DA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C9093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.035 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7adbd',
    500: '#838ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838ca2;
$custom-light: #a7adbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.581,
    "s": 14.286,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6403,
    "c": 0.03461,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838CA2

secondary

#C7C3BA

accent

#A371B7

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#0F1012

muted

#7F7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #838CA2

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

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