#896c8f

Color #896c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 20.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#896c8f

RGB

rgb(137, 108, 143)

HSL

hsl(289.7, 13.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.7, 24.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 24.5%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(49.53, 18.06, -14.77)

LCH

lch(49.53, 23.33, 320.72)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.0628, 320.56)

HWB

hwb(289.7, 42.4%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728f6c

Analogous

#776c8f

#896c8f

#8f6c83

Triadic

#896c8f

#8f896c

#6c8f89

Split-complementary

#896c8f

#838f6c

#6c8f77

Tetradic

#896c8f

#8f6c72

#728f6c

#6c8f89

Square

#896c8f

#8f776c

#728f6c

#6c838f

Shades

Color #896c8f mixed toward black.

#725a77

#5b485f

#443647

#2e2430

#171218

Tints

Color #896c8f mixed toward white.

#9d84a2

#b19db5

#c4b5c7

#d8ceda

#ebe6ec

Tones

Color #896c8f mixed toward gray.

#876f8c

#857289

#837586

#817883

#7f7b80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d88 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#7f8186 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#888180 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #896c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#896c8f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#896c8f (#896c8f) is rgb(137, 108, 143) in RGB.

No, #896c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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