#887aaa

Color #887aaa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#887aaa

RGB

rgb(136, 122, 170)

HSL

hsl(257.5, 22%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.5, 28.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 28.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(54.09, 15.54, -23.58)

LCH

lch(54.09, 28.24, 303.39)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0732, 297.58)

HWB

hwb(257.5, 47.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9caa7a

Analogous

#7a84aa

#887aaa

#a07aaa

Triadic

#887aaa

#aa887a

#7aaa88

Split-complementary

#887aaa

#aaa07a

#84aa7a

Tetradic

#887aaa

#aa7a9c

#9caa7a

#7aaa88

Square

#887aaa

#aa7a84

#9caa7a

#7aaaa0

Shades

Color #887aaa mixed toward black.

#6f5f95

#584c77

#423959

#2c263b

#16131e

Tints

Color #887aaa mixed toward white.

#9c90b8

#b0a6c6

#c4bdd5

#d7d3e3

#ebe9f1

Tones

Color #887aaa mixed toward gray.

#8a7ea6

#8b82a2

#8d869e

#8f8a9a

#908e96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a0 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#83849e · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#879896 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #887aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#887aaa]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#887aaa (#887aaa) is rgb(136, 122, 170) in RGB.

No, #887aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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