#868897

Color #868897

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#868897

RGB

rgb(134, 136, 151)

HSL

hsl(232.9, 7.6%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.9, 11.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 9.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(56.99, 2.39, -8.23)

LCH

lch(56.99, 8.57, 286.19)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0225, 279.71)

HWB

hwb(232.9, 52.5%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979586

Analogous

#869197

#868897

#8d8697

Triadic

#868897

#978688

#889786

Split-complementary

#868897

#978d86

#919786

Tetradic

#868897

#958697

#979586

#889786

Square

#868897

#978691

#979586

#86978d

Shades

Color #868897 mixed toward black.

#6e7080

#585a66

#42434d

#2c2d33

#16161a

Tints

Color #868897 mixed toward white.

#9a9ca8

#aeb0ba

#c2c4cb

#d7d7dc

#ebebee

Tones

Color #868897 mixed toward gray.

#878996

#898a94

#8a8b93

#8c8c91

#8d8d90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878794 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#878793 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#869190 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #868897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#868897]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#868897 (#868897) is rgb(134, 136, 151) in RGB.

No, #868897 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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