#868e9c

Color #868e9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#868e9c

RGB

rgb(134, 142, 156)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 10%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 14.1%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(58.8, 0.07, -8.4)

LCH

lch(58.8, 8.4, 270.48)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0229, 261.73)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 52.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9486

Analogous

#86999c

#868e9c

#89869c

Triadic

#868e9c

#9c868e

#8e9c86

Split-complementary

#868e9c

#9c8986

#999c86

Tetradic

#868e9c

#94869c

#9c9486

#8e9c86

Square

#868e9c

#9c8699

#9c9486

#869c89

Shades

Color #868e9c mixed toward black.

#6d7685

#575e6a

#414750

#2c2f35

#16181b

Tints

Color #868e9c mixed toward white.

#9aa1ad

#aeb4bd

#c3c7ce

#d7d9de

#ebecef

Tones

Color #868e9c mixed toward gray.

#888f9a

#8a8f98

#8c9097

#8d9095

#8f9193

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a99 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#898898 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#869696 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #868e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#868e9c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#868e9c (#868e9c) is rgb(134, 142, 156) in RGB.

No, #868e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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