#848e9c

Color #848e9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.03 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#848e9c

RGB

rgb(132, 142, 156)

HSL

hsl(215, 10.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 15.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.4%, 9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.65, -0.61, -8.64)

LCH

lch(58.65, 8.66, 265.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0239, 256.72)

HWB

hwb(215, 51.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9284

Analogous

#849a9c

#848e9c

#86849c

Triadic

#848e9c

#9c848e

#8e9c84

Split-complementary

#848e9c

#9c8684

#9a9c84

Tetradic

#848e9c

#92849c

#9c9284

#8e9c84

Square

#848e9c

#9c849a

#9c9284

#849c86

Shades

Color #848e9c mixed toward black.

#6b7685

#565e6a

#404750

#2b2f35

#15181b

Tints

Color #848e9c mixed toward white.

#99a1ad

#adb4bd

#c2c7ce

#d6d9de

#ebecef

Tones

Color #848e9c mixed toward gray.

#868e9a

#888f98

#8a8f96

#8c8f94

#8e9092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888999 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#888798 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#859696 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #848e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#848e9c]

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

#848e9c (#848e9c) is rgb(132, 142, 156) in RGB.

No, #848e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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