#838FAC#838FAC

#838FAC is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.046 H 267.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#838FAC
RGB	rgb(131, 143, 172)
HSL	hsl(222, 20%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(222, 24%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 16.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.39, 2.22, -16.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.39, 16.81, 277.59°)
OKLab	oklab(65.06% -0.002 -0.0455)
OKLCH	oklch(65.06% 0.046 267.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.6270, 27.4481, 42.9168)
Luminance	0.2745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#838FAC #ACA083

analogous

#83A4AC #838FAC #8C83AC

triadic

#838FAC #AC838F #8FAC83

tetradic

#838FAC #AC83A4 #ACA083 #83AC8C

square

#838FAC #AC83A4 #ACA083 #83AC8C

split-complementary

#838FAC #AC8C83 #A4AC83

monochromatic

#48536C #616F91 #838FAC #A8B0C5 #CCD1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.24

#838FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.49

#838FAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #838FAC

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##838FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##838FAC	1.00	3.24	6.49	6.49
#FFFFFF	3.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8691AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#799599

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #838fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 143, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.046 267.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7afc4',
    500: '#838fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #838fac;
$custom-light: #a7afc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#838fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.439,
    "s": 19.807,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6506,
    "c": 0.0456,
    "h": 267.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#838FAC

secondary

#CDC9BD

accent

#A56BBC

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F4F8

border

#CECED1

text

#0F1012

muted

#7F7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #838FAC

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

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