#837f8d

Color #837f8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#837f8d

RGB

rgb(131, 127, 141)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 5.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 9.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(53.95, 4.35, -7)

LCH

lch(53.95, 8.24, 301.86)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0214, 298.72)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 49.8%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898d7f

Analogous

#7f828d

#837f8d

#8a7f8d

Triadic

#837f8d

#8d837f

#7f8d83

Split-complementary

#837f8d

#8d8a7f

#828d7f

Tetradic

#837f8d

#8d7f89

#898d7f

#7f8d83

Square

#837f8d

#8d7f82

#898d7f

#7f8d8a

Shades

Color #837f8d mixed toward black.

#6d6976

#57545e

#413f47

#2c2a2f

#161518

Tints

Color #837f8d mixed toward white.

#9894a0

#acaab3

#c1bfc6

#d6d4d9

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #837f8d mixed toward gray.

#83808c

#84818b

#848289

#858488

#858587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81818a · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#828289 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#838787 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #837f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837f8d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#837f8d (#837f8d) is rgb(131, 127, 141) in RGB.

No, #837f8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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