#858b94

Color #858b94

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#858b94

RGB

rgb(133, 139, 148)

HSL

hsl(216, 6.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 10.1%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 6.1%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(57.65, -0.32, -5.54)

LCH

lch(57.65, 5.55, 266.69)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0152, 258.25)

HWB

hwb(216, 52.2%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#948e85

Analogous

#859394

#858b94

#868594

Triadic

#858b94

#94858b

#8b9485

Split-complementary

#858b94

#948685

#939485

Tetradic

#858b94

#8e8594

#948e85

#8b9485

Square

#858b94

#948593

#948e85

#859486

Shades

Color #858b94 mixed toward black.

#6d747d

#575c64

#42454b

#2c2e32

#161719

Tints

Color #858b94 mixed toward white.

#999ea6

#aeb2b8

#c2c5ca

#d6d8db

#ebeced

Tones

Color #858b94 mixed toward gray.

#868b93

#878b92

#898c90

#8a8c8f

#8b8c8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888892 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#878791 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#859090 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858b94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858b94]

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

#858b94 (#858b94) is rgb(133, 139, 148) in RGB.

No, #858b94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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