#85909f

Color #85909f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#85909f

RGB

rgb(133, 144, 159)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 11.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 16.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(59.38, -0.73, -9.26)

LCH

lch(59.38, 9.29, 265.49)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.0258, 256.07)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 52.2%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9485

Analogous

#859d9f

#85909f

#87859f

Triadic

#85909f

#9f8590

#909f85

Split-complementary

#85909f

#9f8785

#9d9f85

Tetradic

#85909f

#94859f

#9f9485

#909f85

Square

#85909f

#9f859d

#9f9485

#859f87

Shades

Color #85909f mixed toward black.

#6b7888

#56606d

#404852

#2b3037

#15181b

Tints

Color #85909f mixed toward white.

#99a3af

#aeb5bf

#c2c8cf

#d6dadf

#ebedef

Tones

Color #85909f mixed toward gray.

#87909d

#89919b

#8c9199

#8e9196

#909294

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a9c · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#89889b · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#869998 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85909f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85909f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#85909f (#85909f) is rgb(133, 144, 159) in RGB.

No, #85909f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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