#86838d

Color #86838d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#86838d

RGB

rgb(134, 131, 141)

HSL

hsl(258, 4.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 7.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 7.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(55.3, 3.13, -4.97)

LCH

lch(55.3, 5.87, 302.2)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0153, 299.42)

HWB

hwb(258, 51.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8d83

Analogous

#83858d

#86838d

#8b838d

Triadic

#86838d

#8d8683

#838d86

Split-complementary

#86838d

#8d8b83

#858d83

Tetradic

#86838d

#8d838a

#8a8d83

#838d86

Square

#86838d

#8d8385

#8a8d83

#838d8b

Shades

Color #86838d mixed toward black.

#6f6d76

#59575e

#434147

#2d2b2f

#161618

Tints

Color #86838d mixed toward white.

#9a98a0

#aeacb3

#c2c1c6

#d7d6d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #86838d mixed toward gray.

#86848c

#87858b

#87858a

#87868a

#888789

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858b · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#85858a · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#868988 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #86838d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86838d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#86838d (#86838d) is rgb(134, 131, 141) in RGB.

No, #86838d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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