#818ba6

Color #818ba6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#818ba6

RGB

rgb(129, 139, 166)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 17.2%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 22.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 16.3%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(57.93, 2.42, -15.47)

LCH

lch(57.93, 15.66, 278.89)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0422, 269.19)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 50.6%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a69c81

Analogous

#819da6

#818ba6

#8981a6

Triadic

#818ba6

#a6818b

#8ba681

Split-complementary

#818ba6

#a68981

#9da681

Tetradic

#818ba6

#9c81a6

#a69c81

#8ba681

Square

#818ba6

#a6819d

#a69c81

#81a689

Shades

Color #818ba6 mixed toward black.

#667190

#515a73

#3d4456

#292d3a

#14171d

Tints

Color #818ba6 mixed toward white.

#969eb5

#abb2c4

#c0c5d2

#d5d8e1

#eaecf0

Tones

Color #818ba6 mixed toward gray.

#848ca3

#878ea0

#8a8f9d

#8d919a

#909296

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8586a0 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#85849f · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#829b9a · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #818ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#818ba6]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#818ba6 (#818ba6) is rgb(129, 139, 166) in RGB.

No, #818ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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