#838288

Color #838288

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.63 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#838288

RGB

rgb(131, 130, 136)

HSL

hsl(250, 2.5%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 4.4%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 4.4%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(54.62, 1.58, -3.1)

LCH

lch(54.62, 3.48, 297.01)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.009, 293.7)

HWB

hwb(250, 51%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878882

Analogous

#828488

#838288

#868288

Triadic

#838288

#888382

#828883

Split-complementary

#838288

#888682

#848882

Tetradic

#838288

#888287

#878882

#828883

Square

#838288

#888284

#878882

#828886

Shades

Color #838288 mixed toward black.

#6d6c72

#57575b

#414144

#2c2b2d

#161617

Tints

Color #838288 mixed toward white.

#98979c

#acacb0

#c1c1c4

#d6d5d7

#eaeaeb

Tones

Color #838288 mixed toward gray.

#838388

#848387

#848487

#848486

#858586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838387 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#838386 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#838585 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #838288;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838288]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#838288 (#838288) is rgb(131, 130, 136) in RGB.

No, #838288 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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