#897495

Color #897495

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#897495

RGB

rgb(137, 116, 149)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 13.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 22.1%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 22.1%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(51.81, 14.63, -14.83)

LCH

lch(51.81, 20.83, 314.61)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0551, 313.16)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 45.5%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#809574

Analogous

#797495

#897495

#957491

Triadic

#897495

#958974

#749589

Split-complementary

#897495

#919574

#749579

Tetradic

#897495

#957480

#809574

#749589

Square

#897495

#957974

#809574

#749195

Shades

Color #897495 mixed toward black.

#73607d

#5c4c64

#45394b

#2e2632

#171319

Tints

Color #897495 mixed toward white.

#9d8ba7

#b0a2b8

#c4baca

#d8d1dc

#ebe8ed

Tones

Color #897495 mixed toward gray.

#887792

#887a90

#877c8d

#867f8a

#858287

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80808e · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#82838c · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#888887 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897495;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897495]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#897495 (#897495) is rgb(137, 116, 149) in RGB.

No, #897495 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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