#857e8a

Color #857e8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#857e8a

RGB

rgb(133, 126, 138)

HSL

hsl(275, 4.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 8.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(53.75, 5.03, -5.53)

LCH

lch(53.75, 7.48, 312.29)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0197, 311.3)

HWB

hwb(275, 49.4%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#838a7e

Analogous

#7f7e8a

#857e8a

#8a7e89

Triadic

#857e8a

#8a857e

#7e8a85

Split-complementary

#857e8a

#898a7e

#7e8a7f

Tetradic

#857e8a

#8a7e83

#838a7e

#7e8a85

Square

#857e8a

#8a7f7e

#838a7e

#7e898a

Shades

Color #857e8a mixed toward black.

#6f6973

#59545c

#433f45

#2c2a2e

#161517

Tints

Color #857e8a mixed toward white.

#99949e

#aea9b1

#c2bfc5

#d6d4d8

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #857e8a mixed toward gray.

#857f89

#858088

#858187

#848286

#848385

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828287 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#828387 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#858584 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #857e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#857e8a]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#857e8a (#857e8a) is rgb(133, 126, 138) in RGB.

No, #857e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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