#837dae

Color #837dae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#837dae

RGB

rgb(131, 125, 174)

HSL

hsl(247.3, 23.2%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.3, 28.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 28.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(54.6, 13.15, -25.12)

LCH

lch(54.6, 28.35, 297.63)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0736, 289.69)

HWB

hwb(247.3, 49%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8ae7d

Analogous

#7d8fae

#837dae

#9b7dae

Triadic

#837dae

#ae837d

#7dae83

Split-complementary

#837dae

#ae9b7d

#8fae7d

Tetradic

#837dae

#ae7da8

#a8ae7d

#7dae83

Square

#837dae

#ae7d8f

#a8ae7d

#7dae9b

Shades

Color #837dae mixed toward black.

#676099

#524d7b

#3e395c

#29263d

#15131f

Tints

Color #837dae mixed toward white.

#9893bb

#aca8c9

#c1bed6

#d6d4e4

#eae9f1

Tones

Color #837dae mixed toward gray.

#8681aa

#8985a6

#8c89a2

#8f8d9e

#92919a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080a4 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#8181a1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#839b99 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #837dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837dae]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#837dae (#837dae) is rgb(131, 125, 174) in RGB.

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

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