#83828c

Color #83828c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.88 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#83828c

RGB

rgb(131, 130, 140)

HSL

hsl(246, 4.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 7.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 7.1%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(54.75, 2.41, -5.24)

LCH

lch(54.75, 5.77, 294.7)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.015, 290.74)

HWB

hwb(246, 51%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8c82

Analogous

#82868c

#83828c

#88828c

Triadic

#83828c

#8c8382

#828c83

Split-complementary

#83828c

#8c8882

#868c82

Tetradic

#83828c

#8c828b

#8b8c82

#828c83

Square

#83828c

#8c8286

#8b8c82

#828c88

Shades

Color #83828c mixed toward black.

#6d6c75

#57565e

#414146

#2b2b2f

#161617

Tints

Color #83828c mixed toward white.

#98979f

#acacb2

#c1c0c5

#d6d5d9

#eaeaec

Tones

Color #83828c mixed toward gray.

#84838b

#84848a

#858489

#868589

#868688

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83838a · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#838389 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#838887 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #83828c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83828c]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#83828c (#83828c) is rgb(131, 130, 140) in RGB.

No, #83828c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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