#868e98

Color #868e98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#868e98

RGB

rgb(134, 142, 152)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 8%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 11.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 6.6%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(58.68, -0.8, -6.29)

LCH

lch(58.68, 6.34, 262.75)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0176, 253.83)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 52.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#989086

Analogous

#869798

#868e98

#878698

Triadic

#868e98

#98868e

#8e9886

Split-complementary

#868e98

#988786

#979886

Tetradic

#868e98

#908698

#989086

#8e9886

Square

#868e98

#988697

#989086

#869887

Shades

Color #868e98 mixed toward black.

#6e7681

#585f67

#42474d

#2c2f33

#16181a

Tints

Color #868e98 mixed toward white.

#9aa1a9

#aeb4ba

#c3c7cc

#d7d9dd

#ebecee

Tones

Color #868e98 mixed toward gray.

#888e97

#898e95

#8b8f94

#8c8f92

#8e8f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a96 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#898895 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#869493 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #868e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#868e98]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#868e98 (#868e98) is rgb(134, 142, 152) in RGB.

No, #868e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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