#838CD9#838CD9

#838CD9 is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.115 H 277.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838CD9
RGB	rgb(131, 140, 217)
HSL	hsl(234, 53%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(234, 40%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.42, 15.74, -40.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.42, 43.40, 291.26°)
OKLab	oklab(66.47% 0.0154 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(66.47% 0.115 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.2589, 28.5899, 69.5035)
Luminance	0.2859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838CD9 #D9D083

analogous

#83B7D9 #838CD9 #A583D9

triadic

#838CD9 #D9838C #8CD983

tetradic

#838CD9 #D983B7 #D9D083 #83D9A5

square

#838CD9 #D983B7 #D9D083 #83D9A5

split-complementary

#838CD9 #D9A583 #B7D983

monochromatic

#3541AD #5461CB #838CD9 #B2B7E7 #E1E3F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#838CD9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#838CD9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838CD9

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838CD9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838CD9	1.00	3.13	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7295DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C8FD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#699BA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838cd9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 140, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.115 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aaade5',
    500: '#838cd9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838cd9;
$custom-light: #aaade5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838cd9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.721,
    "s": 53.086,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66465,
    "c": 0.1145,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.28591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838CD9

secondary

#E9E6CF

accent

#B025C1

background

#FAFAFE

surface

#F4F4FC

border

#CECED5

text

#101016

muted

#7F7F84

Preview Lab

Preview with #838CD9

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

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