#85848c

Color #85848c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85848c

RGB

rgb(133, 132, 140)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 3.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 5.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 5.7%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(55.46, 1.99, -4.16)

LCH

lch(55.46, 4.61, 295.56)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0119, 291.62)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 51.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8c84

Analogous

#84878c

#85848c

#89848c

Triadic

#85848c

#8c8584

#848c85

Split-complementary

#85848c

#8c8984

#878c84

Tetradic

#85848c

#8c848b

#8b8c84

#848c85

Square

#85848c

#8c8487

#8b8c84

#848c89

Shades

Color #85848c mixed toward black.

#6e6d75

#58585e

#424246

#2c2c2f

#161617

Tints

Color #85848c mixed toward white.

#99989f

#aeadb2

#c2c1c5

#d6d6d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #85848c mixed toward gray.

#85858b

#86858b

#86868a

#878789

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858a · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#85858a · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#858988 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85848c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85848c]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#85848c (#85848c) is rgb(133, 132, 140) in RGB.

No, #85848c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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