#837cac

Color #837cac

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.04 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#837cac

RGB

rgb(131, 124, 172)

HSL

hsl(248.7, 22.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.7, 27.9%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 27.9%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(54.26, 13.25, -24.51)

LCH

lch(54.26, 27.86, 298.4)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0723, 290.74)

HWB

hwb(248.7, 48.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5ac7c

Analogous

#7c8dac

#837cac

#9b7cac

Triadic

#837cac

#ac837c

#7cac83

Split-complementary

#837cac

#ac9b7c

#8dac7c

Tetradic

#837cac

#ac7ca5

#a5ac7c

#7cac83

Square

#837cac

#ac7c8d

#a5ac7c

#7cac9b

Shades

Color #837cac mixed toward black.

#686097

#534d79

#3e395b

#29263c

#15131e

Tints

Color #837cac mixed toward white.

#9892ba

#aca8c8

#c1bdd5

#d6d3e3

#eae9f1

Tones

Color #837cac mixed toward gray.

#8680a8

#8984a4

#8b88a0

#8e8c9c

#919098

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080a2 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#8081a0 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#839a98 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #837cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837cac]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#837cac (#837cac) is rgb(131, 124, 172) in RGB.

No, #837cac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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