#868797

Color #868797

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#868797

RGB

rgb(134, 135, 151)

HSL

hsl(236.5, 7.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.5, 11.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 10.6%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(56.71, 2.96, -8.65)

LCH

lch(56.71, 9.14, 288.89)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0239, 282.81)

HWB

hwb(236.5, 52.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979686

Analogous

#869097

#868797

#8e8697

Triadic

#868797

#978687

#879786

Split-complementary

#868797

#978e86

#909786

Tetradic

#868797

#968697

#979686

#879786

Square

#868797

#978690

#979686

#86978e

Shades

Color #868797 mixed toward black.

#6e6f80

#585966

#42424d

#2c2c33

#16161a

Tints

Color #868797 mixed toward white.

#9a9ba8

#aeafba

#c2c3cb

#d7d7dc

#ebebee

Tones

Color #868797 mixed toward gray.

#878896

#898a94

#8a8b93

#8c8c91

#8d8d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868693 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#868692 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#869090 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #868797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#868797]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#868797 (#868797) is rgb(134, 135, 151) in RGB.

No, #868797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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