#838AA0
A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Lightslategray.
About #838AA0
At its core, #838AA0 is a medium and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Lightslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 138 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 14% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 225.5° hue, 13.2% saturation, and 57.1% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#838AA0
RGB131, 138, 160
HSL225.5°, 13.2%, 57.1%
CMYK18%, 14%, 0%, 37%
HSV225.5°, 18.1%, 62.7%
LAB57.6, 2.2, -12.5
XYZ24.8, 25.5, 36.9
Decimal8620704
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.11:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.29:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.19:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #838AA0;
}
.text-color {
color: #838AA0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #838AA0;
}