#858aa0

Color #858aa0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#858aa0

RGB

rgb(133, 138, 160)

HSL

hsl(228.9, 12.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.9, 16.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(57.75, 2.91, -12.27)

LCH

lch(57.75, 12.61, 283.34)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0334, 275.32)

HWB

hwb(228.9, 52.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09b85

Analogous

#8598a0

#858aa0

#8e85a0

Triadic

#858aa0

#a0858a

#8aa085

Split-complementary

#858aa0

#a08e85

#98a085

Tetradic

#858aa0

#9b85a0

#a09b85

#8aa085

Square

#858aa0

#a08598

#a09b85

#85a08e

Shades

Color #858aa0 mixed toward black.

#6b7189

#565a6e

#404452

#2b2d37

#15171b

Tints

Color #858aa0 mixed toward white.

#999eb0

#aeb1c0

#c2c5d0

#d6d8df

#ebecef

Tones

Color #858aa0 mixed toward gray.

#878c9e

#8a8d9c

#8c8e99

#8e9097

#909195

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87879b · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#87879a · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#859796 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858aa0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#858aa0 (#858aa0) is rgb(133, 138, 160) in RGB.

No, #858aa0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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