#858aa8

Color #858aa8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#858aa8

RGB

rgb(133, 138, 168)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 16.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 20.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(58.03, 4.77, -16.43)

LCH

lch(58.03, 17.11, 286.19)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0452, 277.63)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 52.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8a385

Analogous

#859ba8

#858aa8

#9185a8

Triadic

#858aa8

#a8858a

#8aa885

Split-complementary

#858aa8

#a89185

#9ba885

Tetradic

#858aa8

#a385a8

#a8a385

#8aa885

Square

#858aa8

#a8859b

#a8a385

#85a891

Shades

Color #858aa8 mixed toward black.

#686e92

#545875

#3f4258

#2a2c3b

#15161d

Tints

Color #858aa8 mixed toward white.

#999db6

#aeb1c5

#c2c4d3

#d6d8e2

#ebebf0

Tones

Color #858aa8 mixed toward gray.

#888ca5

#8b8ea2

#8e909f

#91929c

#949499

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787a1 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#8787a0 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#859c9b · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858aa8]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#858aa8 (#858aa8) is rgb(133, 138, 168) in RGB.

No, #858aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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