#87858d

Color #87858d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#87858d

RGB

rgb(135, 133, 141)

HSL

hsl(255, 3.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 5.7%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(55.94, 2.35, -4.02)

LCH

lch(55.94, 4.66, 300.31)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0121, 297.63)

HWB

hwb(255, 52.2%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8d85

Analogous

#85878d

#87858d

#8b858d

Triadic

#87858d

#8d8785

#858d87

Split-complementary

#87858d

#8d8b85

#878d85

Tetradic

#87858d

#8d858b

#8b8d85

#858d87

Square

#87858d

#8d8587

#8b8d85

#858d8b

Shades

Color #87858d mixed toward black.

#706e76

#5a585e

#434247

#2d2c2f

#161618

Tints

Color #87858d mixed toward white.

#9b99a0

#afaeb3

#c3c2c6

#d7d6d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #87858d mixed toward gray.

#87868c

#88868c

#88878b

#88888a

#89888a

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

#86868b · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#86868b · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#878a89 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87858d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87858d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#87858d (#87858d) is rgb(135, 133, 141) in RGB.

No, #87858d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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