#857789

Color #857789

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#857789

RGB

rgb(133, 119, 137)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 7.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 13.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 13.1%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(51.82, 8.9, -7.82)

LCH

lch(51.82, 11.85, 318.7)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.0317, 318.71)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 46.7%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b8977

Analogous

#7c7789

#857789

#897784

Triadic

#857789

#898577

#778985

Split-complementary

#857789

#848977

#77897c

Tetradic

#857789

#89777b

#7b8977

#778985

Square

#857789

#897c77

#7b8977

#778489

Shades

Color #857789 mixed toward black.

#6f6372

#594f5b

#433b45

#2c282e

#161417

Tints

Color #857789 mixed toward white.

#998e9d

#aea4b0

#c2bbc4

#d6d2d8

#ebe8eb

Tones

Color #857789 mixed toward gray.

#847888

#837a86

#837c85

#827d83

#817f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f85 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#808184 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#848281 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #857789;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#857789]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#857789 (#857789) is rgb(133, 119, 137) in RGB.

No, #857789 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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