#858ea4

Color #858ea4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#858ea4

RGB

rgb(133, 142, 164)

HSL

hsl(222.6, 14.6%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.6, 18.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 13.4%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(58.99, 1.55, -12.7)

LCH

lch(58.99, 12.79, 276.96)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0345, 267.84)

HWB

hwb(222.6, 52.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49b85

Analogous

#859da4

#858ea4

#8b85a4

Triadic

#858ea4

#a4858e

#8ea485

Split-complementary

#858ea4

#a48b85

#9da485

Tetradic

#858ea4

#9b85a4

#a49b85

#8ea485

Square

#858ea4

#a4859d

#a49b85

#85a48b

Shades

Color #858ea4 mixed toward black.

#6a748e

#545d71

#3f4655

#2a2e39

#15171c

Tints

Color #858ea4 mixed toward white.

#99a1b3

#aeb4c2

#c2c6d1

#d6d9e1

#ebecf0

Tones

Color #858ea4 mixed toward gray.

#878fa1

#8a909f

#8d919c

#8f929a

#929397

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89899f · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#88889e · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#859b9a · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #858ea4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#858ea4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#858ea4 (#858ea4) is rgb(133, 142, 164) in RGB.

No, #858ea4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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