#837fad

Color #837fad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#837fad

RGB

rgb(131, 127, 173)

HSL

hsl(245.2, 21.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.2, 26.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(55.09, 11.73, -23.79)

LCH

lch(55.09, 26.52, 296.25)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.069, 288.15)

HWB

hwb(245.2, 49.8%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9ad7f

Analogous

#7f92ad

#837fad

#9a7fad

Triadic

#837fad

#ad837f

#7fad83

Split-complementary

#837fad

#ad9a7f

#92ad7f

Tetradic

#837fad

#ad7fa9

#a9ad7f

#7fad83

Square

#837fad

#ad7f92

#a9ad7f

#7fad9a

Shades

Color #837fad mixed toward black.

#666298

#524e7a

#3d3b5b

#29273d

#14141e

Tints

Color #837fad mixed toward white.

#9894bb

#acaac8

#c1bfd6

#d6d4e4

#eaeaf1

Tones

Color #837fad mixed toward gray.

#8683a9

#8987a5

#8c8aa1

#908e9e

#93929a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181a3 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8282a1 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#839b99 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #837fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837fad]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#837fad (#837fad) is rgb(131, 127, 173) in RGB.

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

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