#887c9d

Color #887c9d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#887c9d

RGB

rgb(136, 124, 157)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 14.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 21%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 21%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(54.12, 11.35, -16.01)

LCH

lch(54.12, 19.63, 305.33)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.051, 301.54)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 48.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919d7c

Analogous

#7c819d

#887c9d

#987c9d

Triadic

#887c9d

#9d887c

#7c9d88

Split-complementary

#887c9d

#9d987c

#819d7c

Tetradic

#887c9d

#9d7c91

#919d7c

#7c9d88

Square

#887c9d

#9d7c81

#919d7c

#7c9d98

Shades

Color #887c9d mixed toward black.

#706486

#5a506b

#433c50

#2d2836

#16141b

Tints

Color #887c9d mixed toward white.

#9c92ad

#b0a8be

#c3bece

#d7d3de

#ebe9ef

Tones

Color #887c9d mixed toward gray.

#897f9a

#8a8297

#8a8495

#8b8792

#8c8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838396 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#848594 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#87908f · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #887c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#887c9d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#887c9d (#887c9d) is rgb(136, 124, 157) in RGB.

No, #887c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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