#838DCD#838DCD

#838DCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.096 H 276.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838DCD
RGB	rgb(131, 141, 205)
HSL	hsl(232, 43%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(232, 36%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.14, 11.86, -34.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.14, 36.16, 289.14°)
OKLab	oklab(66.08% 0.0111 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(66.08% 0.096 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.9012, 28.2817, 61.6292)
Luminance	0.2828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838DCD #CDC383

analogous

#83B2CD #838DCD #9E83CD

triadic

#838DCD #CD838D #8DCD83

tetradic

#838DCD #CD83B2 #CDC383 #83CD9E

square

#838DCD #CD83B2 #CDC383 #83CD9E

split-complementary

#838DCD #CD9E83 #B2CD83

monochromatic

#3D4A98 #5765BB #838DCD #AFB5DF #DADDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#838DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#838DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838DCD

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838DCD	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7994D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#748ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E99A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 141, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.096 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9aedc',
    500: '#838dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838dcd;
$custom-light: #a9aedc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.892,
    "s": 42.529,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66076,
    "c": 0.09591,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838DCD

secondary

#E2DFCA

accent

#A430B6

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F4FB

border

#CECED4

text

#101015

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #838DCD

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

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