#83858b

Color #83858b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.02 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#83858b

RGB

rgb(131, 133, 139)

HSL

hsl(225, 3.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 5.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 4.3%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(55.55, 0.48, -3.48)

LCH

lch(55.55, 3.51, 277.85)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0093, 271.23)

HWB

hwb(225, 51.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8983

Analogous

#83898b

#83858b

#85838b

Triadic

#83858b

#8b8385

#858b83

Split-complementary

#83858b

#8b8583

#898b83

Tetradic

#83858b

#89838b

#8b8983

#858b83

Square

#83858b

#8b8389

#8b8983

#838b85

Shades

Color #83858b mixed toward black.

#6d6f74

#57585d

#414246

#2b2c2e

#161617

Tints

Color #83858b mixed toward white.

#98999e

#acaeb2

#c1c2c5

#d6d6d8

#eaebec

Tones

Color #83858b mixed toward gray.

#84858a

#84868a

#858689

#868688

#868788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84848a · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#848489 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#838888 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #83858b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83858b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#83858b (#83858b) is rgb(131, 133, 139) in RGB.

No, #83858b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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