#868f9d

Color #868f9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.57 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#868f9d

RGB

rgb(134, 143, 157)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 10.5%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 14.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 8.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(59.11, -0.27, -8.51)

LCH

lch(59.11, 8.51, 268.18)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0234, 259.17)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 52.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9486

Analogous

#869b9d

#868f9d

#89869d

Triadic

#868f9d

#9d868f

#8f9d86

Split-complementary

#868f9d

#9d8986

#9b9d86

Tetradic

#868f9d

#94869d

#9d9486

#8f9d86

Square

#868f9d

#9d869b

#9d9486

#869d89

Shades

Color #868f9d mixed toward black.

#6d7786

#575f6b

#414750

#2b2f36

#16181b

Tints

Color #868f9d mixed toward white.

#9aa2ad

#aeb4be

#c3c7ce

#d7dade

#ebecef

Tones

Color #868f9d mixed toward gray.

#88909b

#8a9099

#8c9097

#8e9195

#909194

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a9a · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#898999 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#869797 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #868f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#868f9d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#868f9d (#868f9d) is rgb(134, 143, 157) in RGB.

No, #868f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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