#817f8a

Color #817f8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#817f8a

RGB

rgb(129, 127, 138)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 4.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 8%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 8%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(53.69, 2.99, -5.67)

LCH

lch(53.69, 6.41, 297.8)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.0167, 294.1)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 49.8%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888a7f

Analogous

#7f838a

#817f8a

#877f8a

Triadic

#817f8a

#8a817f

#7f8a81

Split-complementary

#817f8a

#8a877f

#838a7f

Tetradic

#817f8a

#8a7f88

#888a7f

#7f8a81

Square

#817f8a

#8a7f83

#888a7f

#7f8a87

Shades

Color #817f8a mixed toward black.

#6b6a73

#56545c

#403f45

#2b2a2e

#151517

Tints

Color #817f8a mixed toward white.

#96949e

#abaab1

#c0bfc5

#d5d4d8

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #817f8a mixed toward gray.

#828089

#828188

#838287

#838386

#848486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808087 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#808087 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#818585 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #817f8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#817f8a]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#817f8a (#817f8a) is rgb(129, 127, 138) in RGB.

No, #817f8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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