#83878d

Color #83878d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#83878d

RGB

rgb(131, 135, 141)

HSL

hsl(216, 4.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 7.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 4.3%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(56.16, -0.24, -3.72)

LCH

lch(56.16, 3.73, 266.31)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0102, 258.14)

HWB

hwb(216, 51.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8983

Analogous

#838c8d

#83878d

#84838d

Triadic

#83878d

#8d8387

#878d83

Split-complementary

#83878d

#8d8483

#8c8d83

Tetradic

#83878d

#89838d

#8d8983

#878d83

Square

#83878d

#8d838c

#8d8983

#838d84

Shades

Color #83878d mixed toward black.

#6d7076

#575a5e

#414347

#2b2d2f

#161618

Tints

Color #83878d mixed toward white.

#989ba0

#acafb3

#c1c3c6

#d6d7d9

#eaebec

Tones

Color #83878d mixed toward gray.

#84878c

#85878b

#85878a

#86888a

#878889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858c · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#85848b · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#838a8a · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 3.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #83878d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83878d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#83878d (#83878d) is rgb(131, 135, 141) in RGB.

No, #83878d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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