#858587

Color #858587

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 2.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#858587

RGB

rgb(133, 133, 135)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 1.5%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 1.5%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(55.59, 0.4, -1.07)

LCH

lch(55.59, 1.14, 290.5)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.003, 285.42)

HWB

hwb(240, 52.2%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878785

Analogous

#858687

#858587

#868587

Triadic

#858587

#878585

#858785

Split-complementary

#858587

#878685

#868785

Tetradic

#858587

#878587

#878785

#858785

Square

#858587

#878586

#878785

#858786

Shades

Color #858587 mixed toward black.

#6f6f70

#59595a

#424243

#2c2c2d

#161616

Tints

Color #858587 mixed toward white.

#99999b

#aeaeaf

#c2c2c3

#d6d6d7

#ebebeb

Tones

Color #858587 mixed toward gray.

#858587

#858586

#868686

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858587 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#858586 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#858686 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 1.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858587;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858587]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#858587 (#858587) is rgb(133, 133, 135) in RGB.

No, #858587 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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