#87818b

Color #87818b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.34 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#87818b

RGB

rgb(135, 129, 139)

HSL

hsl(276, 4.1%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 7.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 7.2%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.78, 4.23, -4.57)

LCH

lch(54.78, 6.23, 312.79)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0164, 312.04)

HWB

hwb(276, 50.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858b81

Analogous

#82818b

#87818b

#8b818a

Triadic

#87818b

#8b8781

#818b87

Split-complementary

#87818b

#8a8b81

#818b82

Tetradic

#87818b

#8b8185

#858b81

#818b87

Square

#87818b

#8b8281

#858b81

#818a8b

Shades

Color #87818b mixed toward black.

#706b74

#5a565d

#434046

#2d2b2e

#161517

Tints

Color #87818b mixed toward white.

#9b969e

#afabb2

#c3c0c5

#d7d5d8

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #87818b mixed toward gray.

#87828a

#878389

#868388

#868488

#868587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848489 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#858588 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#878786 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #87818b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87818b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#87818b (#87818b) is rgb(135, 129, 139) in RGB.

No, #87818b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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