#858493

Color #858493

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#858493

RGB

rgb(133, 132, 147)

HSL

hsl(244, 6.5%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244, 10.2%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 10.2%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(55.68, 3.46, -7.89)

LCH

lch(55.68, 8.62, 293.68)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0224, 288.76)

HWB

hwb(244, 51.8%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929384

Analogous

#848a93

#858493

#8c8493

Triadic

#858493

#938584

#849385

Split-complementary

#858493

#938c84

#8a9384

Tetradic

#858493

#938492

#929384

#849385

Square

#858493

#93848a

#929384

#84938c

Shades

Color #858493 mixed toward black.

#6e6d7c

#585763

#42414a

#2c2b32

#161619

Tints

Color #858493 mixed toward white.

#9998a5

#aeadb7

#c2c1c9

#d6d6db

#ebeaed

Tones

Color #858493 mixed toward gray.

#868592

#878690

#88888f

#89898e

#8a8a8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858590 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#85858f · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#858d8c · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858493]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#858493 (#858493) is rgb(133, 132, 147) in RGB.

No, #858493 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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