#858186

Color #858186

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.4 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#858186

RGB

rgb(133, 129, 134)

HSL

hsl(288, 2%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 3.7%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(54.46, 2.48, -2.16)

LCH

lch(54.46, 3.29, 318.95)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0088, 319.61)

HWB

hwb(288, 50.6%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828681

Analogous

#838186

#858186

#868185

Triadic

#858186

#868581

#818685

Split-complementary

#858186

#858681

#818683

Tetradic

#858186

#868182

#828681

#818685

Square

#858186

#868381

#828681

#818586

Shades

Color #858186 mixed toward black.

#6f6b70

#595659

#434043

#2c2b2d

#161516

Tints

Color #858186 mixed toward white.

#99969a

#aeabae

#c2c0c3

#d6d5d7

#ebeaeb

Tones

Color #858186 mixed toward gray.

#858286

#858285

#848285

#848384

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838385 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#848485 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#858484 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858186;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858186]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#858186 (#858186) is rgb(133, 129, 134) in RGB.

No, #858186 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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