#89789b

Color #89789b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#89789b

RGB

rgb(137, 120, 155)

HSL

hsl(269.1, 14.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.1, 22.6%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(53.08, 13.59, -16.41)

LCH

lch(53.08, 21.31, 309.63)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0557, 306.83)

HWB

hwb(269.1, 47.1%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a9b78

Analogous

#78789b

#89789b

#9a789b

Triadic

#89789b

#9b8978

#789b89

Split-complementary

#89789b

#9b9a78

#789b78

Tetradic

#89789b

#9b788a

#8a9b78

#789b89

Square

#89789b

#9b7878

#8a9b78

#789b9a

Shades

Color #89789b mixed toward black.

#726184

#5b4e69

#443a4f

#2e2735

#17131a

Tints

Color #89789b mixed toward white.

#9d8eac

#b0a5bc

#c4bbcd

#d8d2de

#ebe8ee

Tones

Color #89789b mixed toward gray.

#897b98

#897e95

#898192

#89848f

#89878c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828293 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#838492 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#888d8c · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #89789b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#89789b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#89789b (#89789b) is rgb(137, 120, 155) in RGB.

No, #89789b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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