#838EA2#838EA2

#838EA2 is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.033 H 262.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838EA2
RGB	rgb(131, 142, 162)
HSL	hsl(219, 14%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(219, 19%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 12.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.77, 0.42, -11.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.77, 11.90, 272.03°)
OKLab	oklab(64.46% -0.0043 -0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(64.46% 0.033 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.5530, 26.7794, 37.9981)
Luminance	0.2678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838EA2 #A29783

analogous

#839EA2 #838EA2 #8883A2

triadic

#838EA2 #A2838E #8EA283

tetradic

#838EA2 #A2839E #A29783 #83A288

square

#838EA2 #A2839E #A29783 #83A288

split-complementary

#838EA2 #A28883 #9EA283

monochromatic

#495261 #636F84 #838EA2 #A6AEBC #C9CED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#838EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#838EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838EA2

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838EA2	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#858CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B9294

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 142, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.033 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7afbd',
    500: '#838ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838ea2;
$custom-light: #a7afbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.71,
    "s": 14.286,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64463,
    "c": 0.03258,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838EA2

secondary

#C7C2BA

accent

#9E71B7

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#0F1012

muted

#7F7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #838EA2

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

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