#86838e

Color #86838e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#86838e

RGB

rgb(134, 131, 142)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 4.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 7.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 7.7%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.33, 3.34, -5.5)

LCH

lch(55.33, 6.43, 301.27)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0167, 298.25)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 51.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8e83

Analogous

#83858e

#86838e

#8b838e

Triadic

#86838e

#8e8683

#838e86

Split-complementary

#86838e

#8e8b83

#858e83

Tetradic

#86838e

#8e838b

#8b8e83

#838e86

Square

#86838e

#8e8385

#8b8e83

#838e8b

Shades

Color #86838e mixed toward black.

#6f6c77

#59575f

#434147

#2d2b30

#161618

Tints

Color #86838e mixed toward white.

#9a98a1

#aeacb4

#c2c1c6

#d7d6d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #86838e mixed toward gray.

#86848d

#87858c

#87868b

#88878a

#888889

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858b · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#85858b · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#868989 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86838e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86838e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#86838e (#86838e) is rgb(134, 131, 142) in RGB.

No, #86838e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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