#85868f

Color #85868f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#85868f

RGB

rgb(133, 134, 143)

HSL

hsl(234, 4.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234, 7%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 6.3%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.11, 1.47, -4.94)

LCH

lch(56.11, 5.15, 286.57)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0135, 281.14)

HWB

hwb(234, 52.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f8e85

Analogous

#858b8f

#85868f

#89858f

Triadic

#85868f

#8f8586

#868f85

Split-complementary

#85868f

#8f8985

#8b8f85

Tetradic

#85868f

#8e858f

#8f8e85

#868f85

Square

#85868f

#8f858b

#8f8e85

#858f89

Shades

Color #85868f mixed toward black.

#6e6f78

#585960

#424348

#2c2c30

#161618

Tints

Color #85868f mixed toward white.

#999aa2

#aeaeb4

#c2c2c7

#d6d7da

#ebebec

Tones

Color #85868f mixed toward gray.

#86878e

#87878d

#87888c

#88898c

#89898b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858d · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#85858c · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#858b8b · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #85868f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85868f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#85868f (#85868f) is rgb(133, 134, 143) in RGB.

No, #85868f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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