#858a9e

Color #858a9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#858a9e

RGB

rgb(133, 138, 158)

HSL

hsl(228, 11.4%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 15.8%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 12.7%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(57.69, 2.45, -11.22)

LCH

lch(57.69, 11.48, 282.32)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0305, 274.33)

HWB

hwb(228, 52.2%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9985

Analogous

#85979e

#858a9e

#8d859e

Triadic

#858a9e

#9e858a

#8a9e85

Split-complementary

#858a9e

#9e8d85

#979e85

Tetradic

#858a9e

#99859e

#9e9985

#8a9e85

Square

#858a9e

#9e8597

#9e9985

#859e8d

Shades

Color #858a9e mixed toward black.

#6c7187

#565a6c

#414451

#2b2d36

#16171b

Tints

Color #858a9e mixed toward white.

#999eae

#aeb1be

#c2c5cf

#d6d8df

#ebecef

Tones

Color #858a9e mixed toward gray.

#878b9c

#898d9a

#8b8e98

#8d8f96

#909094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878799 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#878798 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#859695 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858a9e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#858a9e (#858a9e) is rgb(133, 138, 158) in RGB.

No, #858a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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