#808b9e

Color #808b9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 2.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#808b9e

RGB

rgb(128, 139, 158)

HSL

hsl(218, 13.4%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 19%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.58, 0.2, -11.42)

LCH

lch(57.58, 11.42, 271)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0314, 261.38)

HWB

hwb(218, 50.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9380

Analogous

#809a9e

#808b9e

#84809e

Triadic

#808b9e

#9e808b

#8b9e80

Split-complementary

#808b9e

#9e8480

#9a9e80

Tetradic

#808b9e

#93809e

#9e9380

#8b9e80

Square

#808b9e

#9e809a

#9e9380

#809e84

Shades

Color #808b9e mixed toward black.

#677387

#535c6c

#3e4551

#292e36

#15171b

Tints

Color #808b9e mixed toward white.

#959eae

#aab2be

#c0c5cf

#d5d8df

#eaecef

Tones

Color #808b9e mixed toward gray.

#838c9c

#858c99

#888d97

#8a8e94

#8d8e92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85859a · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#848399 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#819695 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 9.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #808b9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#808b9e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#808b9e (#808b9e) is rgb(128, 139, 158) in RGB.

No, #808b9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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