Information about #838197 color

#838197 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#838197 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(131, 129, 151) — 51.4% red, 50.6% green, 59.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 9 / 0 / 41. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #838197 reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pewter Metallic (#838897). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Roman Silver (#838996) and Antique Pewter (#808992).

The recipe behind #838197 is rgb(131, 129, 151), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #838197: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #838197 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#838197 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#838197 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B4B3C1

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#CDCCD5

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White

#FFFFFF

#838197 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#66647B

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#4D4B5C

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#33323D

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Black

#000000

#838197 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#818093

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#807F89

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Grey

#808080

#838197 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#978091

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#958097

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#8B8097

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#838197

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#808897

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#809197

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#838197 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#969881
#969881

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#838197
#838197

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#8A9881
#8A9881

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#988E81
#988E81

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#8E8198
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#838197
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#818A98
#818A98

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#838197
#838197

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#988381
#988381

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#819883
#819883

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#838197
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#988196
#988196

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#969881
#969881

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#819883
#819883

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#98818A
#98818A

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#969881
#969881

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#81988E
#81988E

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Nearest named colors to #838197

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

Neutral Bay color link
Neutral Bay

#858D99

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Light Slate Gray color link
Light Slate Gray

#778899

Exponent color link
Exponent

#888F98

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Stained Red color link
Stained Red

#78779B

Abacus color link
Abacus

#768993

#838197 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#838197
  • RGB131, 129, 151
  • CMYK8, 9, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(131, 129, 151)
  • HSL245°, 10%, 55%
  • HSL Precise245.455°, 9.565%, 54.902%
  • HSV245°, 15%, 59%
  • HSB245°, 15%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.506, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.506, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.506, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID838197
  • DECIMAL ID8618391
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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