#838488

Color #838488

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.81 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#838488

RGB

rgb(131, 132, 136)

HSL

hsl(228, 2.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 3.7%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(55.18, 0.43, -2.28)

LCH

lch(55.18, 2.32, 280.68)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0061, 274.69)

HWB

hwb(228, 51.4%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#888783

Analogous

#838788

#838488

#858388

Triadic

#838488

#888384

#848883

Split-complementary

#838488

#888583

#878883

Tetradic

#838488

#878388

#888783

#848883

Square

#838488

#888387

#888783

#838885

Shades

Color #838488 mixed toward black.

#6d6e72

#57585b

#414244

#2c2c2d

#161617

Tints

Color #838488 mixed toward white.

#98999c

#acadb0

#c1c2c4

#d6d6d7

#eaebeb

Tones

Color #838488 mixed toward gray.

#838488

#848587

#858586

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838387 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#838387 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#838686 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #838488;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#838488]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#838488 (#838488) is rgb(131, 132, 136) in RGB.

No, #838488 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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