#837989

Color #837989

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#837989

RGB

rgb(131, 121, 137)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 6.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 11.7%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 11.7%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(52.18, 7, -7.3)

LCH

lch(52.18, 10.11, 313.8)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0267, 313.03)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 47.5%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f8979

Analogous

#7b7989

#837989

#897987

Triadic

#837989

#898379

#798983

Split-complementary

#837989

#878979

#79897b

Tetradic

#837989

#89797f

#7f8979

#798983

Square

#837989

#897b79

#7f8979

#798789

Shades

Color #837989 mixed toward black.

#6d6572

#57515b

#423c45

#2c282e

#161417

Tints

Color #837989 mixed toward white.

#988f9d

#aca6b0

#c1bcc4

#d6d2d8

#eae9eb

Tones

Color #837989 mixed toward gray.

#837a88

#827c86

#827d85

#827e84

#818082

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f85 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#7f8084 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#838282 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #837989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837989]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#837989 (#837989) is rgb(131, 121, 137) in RGB.

No, #837989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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