#808997

Color #808997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 3.34 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#808997

RGB

rgb(128, 137, 151)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 10%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 15.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(56.8, -0.26, -8.57)

LCH

lch(56.8, 8.57, 268.26)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0236, 259.26)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 50.2%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#978e80

Analogous

#809597

#808997

#828097

Triadic

#808997

#978089

#899780

Split-complementary

#808997

#978280

#959780

Tetradic

#808997

#8e8097

#978e80

#899780

Square

#808997

#978095

#978e80

#809782

Shades

Color #808997 mixed toward black.

#697280

#545b66

#3f444d

#2a2d33

#15171a

Tints

Color #808997 mixed toward white.

#959da8

#aab0ba

#bfc4cb

#d5d8dc

#eaebee

Tones

Color #808997 mixed toward gray.

#828995

#848a93

#868a91

#888b8f

#8a8b8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848494 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#838393 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#809191 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #808997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#808997]

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

#808997 (#808997) is rgb(128, 137, 151) in RGB.

No, #808997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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