#857988

Color #857988

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#857988

RGB

rgb(133, 121, 136)

HSL

hsl(288, 5.9%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 11%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 11%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(52.33, 7.52, -6.47)

LCH

lch(52.33, 9.92, 319.29)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.0266, 319.42)

HWB

hwb(288, 47.5%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8879

Analogous

#7e7988

#857988

#887984

Triadic

#857988

#888579

#798885

Split-complementary

#857988

#848879

#79887e

Tetradic

#857988

#88797c

#7c8879

#798885

Square

#857988

#887e79

#7c8879

#798488

Shades

Color #857988 mixed toward black.

#6f6571

#59515b

#433c44

#2c282d

#161417

Tints

Color #857988 mixed toward white.

#998f9c

#aea6b0

#c2bcc3

#d6d2d7

#ebe9eb

Tones

Color #857988 mixed toward gray.

#847a87

#847c85

#837d84

#827e83

#817f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808085 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#818284 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#848281 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #857988;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#857988]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#857988 (#857988) is rgb(133, 121, 136) in RGB.

No, #857988 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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