#808799

Color #808799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.67 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#808799

RGB

rgb(128, 135, 153)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 10.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 16.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(56.3, 1.34, -10.46)

LCH

lch(56.3, 10.55, 277.3)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0283, 268.58)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 50.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999280

Analogous

#809399

#808799

#868099

Triadic

#808799

#998087

#879980

Split-complementary

#808799

#998680

#939980

Tetradic

#808799

#928099

#999280

#879980

Square

#808799

#998093

#999280

#809986

Shades

Color #808799 mixed toward black.

#686f82

#535968

#3f434e

#2a2d34

#15161a

Tints

Color #808799 mixed toward white.

#959baa

#aaafbb

#c0c3cc

#d5d7dd

#eaebee

Tones

Color #808799 mixed toward gray.

#828897

#848995

#868a93

#888b91

#8a8c8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838395 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#838294 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#809291 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #808799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#808799]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#808799 (#808799) is rgb(128, 135, 153) in RGB.

No, #808799 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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