#857c90

Color #857c90

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#857c90

RGB

rgb(133, 124, 144)

HSL

hsl(267, 8.3%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267, 13.9%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 13.9%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(53.4, 7.45, -9.55)

LCH

lch(53.4, 12.11, 307.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0317, 305.75)

HWB

hwb(267, 48.6%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87907c

Analogous

#7c7d90

#857c90

#8f7c90

Triadic

#857c90

#90857c

#7c9085

Split-complementary

#857c90

#908f7c

#7d907c

Tetradic

#857c90

#907c87

#87907c

#7c9085

Square

#857c90

#907c7d

#87907c

#7c908f

Shades

Color #857c90 mixed toward black.

#6f6679

#595261

#423d48

#2c2930

#161418

Tints

Color #857c90 mixed toward white.

#9992a2

#aea8b5

#c2bdc7

#d6d3da

#ebe9ec

Tones

Color #857c90 mixed toward gray.

#857d8e

#857f8d

#85818b

#868389

#868488

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#81818b · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#82828a · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#858887 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #857c90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#857c90]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#857c90 (#857c90) is rgb(133, 124, 144) in RGB.

No, #857c90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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