#838ECB#838ECB

#838ECB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.092 H 275.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838ECB
RGB	rgb(131, 142, 203)
HSL	hsl(231, 41%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(231, 35%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.32, 10.74, -32.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.32, 34.47, 288.15°)
OKLab	oklab(66.19% 0.0092 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(66.19% 0.092 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.8095, 28.4820, 60.4153)
Luminance	0.2848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838ECB #CBC083

analogous

#83B2CB #838ECB #9C83CB

triadic

#838ECB #CB838E #8ECB83

tetradic

#838ECB #CB83B2 #CBC083 #83CB9C

square

#838ECB #CB83B2 #CBC083 #83CB9C

split-complementary

#838ECB #CB9C83 #B2CB83

monochromatic

#3F4C95 #5867B9 #838ECB #AEB5DD #D9DDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#838ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.70

#838ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838ECB

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838ECB	1.00	3.14	6.70	6.70
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B94CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#768FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E9AA4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 142, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.092 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a9aedb',
    500: '#838ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838ecb;
$custom-light: #a9aedb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.833,
    "s": 40.909,
    "l": 65.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66186,
    "c": 0.09169,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.28483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838ECB

secondary

#E1DDC9

accent

#A032B4

background

#FAFAFD

surface

#F4F4FB

border

#CECED4

text

#101015

muted

#7F7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #838ECB

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

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