#86858f

Color #86858f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.2 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#86858f

RGB

rgb(134, 133, 143)

HSL

hsl(246, 4.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 7%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 7%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(55.91, 2.4, -5.22)

LCH

lch(55.91, 5.75, 294.69)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0149, 290.38)

HWB

hwb(246, 52.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8f85

Analogous

#85898f

#86858f

#8b858f

Triadic

#86858f

#8f8685

#858f86

Split-complementary

#86858f

#8f8b85

#898f85

Tetradic

#86858f

#8f858e

#8e8f85

#858f86

Square

#86858f

#8f8589

#8e8f85

#858f8b

Shades

Color #86858f mixed toward black.

#6f6e78

#595860

#434248

#2c2c30

#161618

Tints

Color #86858f mixed toward white.

#9a99a2

#aeaeb4

#c2c2c7

#d7d6da

#ebebec

Tones

Color #86858f mixed toward gray.

#87868e

#87878d

#88878c

#89888c

#89898b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#86868c · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#868b8a · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86858f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86858f]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#86858f (#86858f) is rgb(134, 133, 143) in RGB.

No, #86858f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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