#897a92

Color #897a92

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#897a92

RGB

rgb(137, 122, 146)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 9.9%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 16.4%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 16.4%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(53.29, 10.47, -10.85)

LCH

lch(53.29, 15.08, 313.98)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0398, 312.86)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 47.8%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83927a

Analogous

#7d7a92

#897a92

#927a8f

Triadic

#897a92

#92897a

#7a9289

Split-complementary

#897a92

#8f927a

#7a927d

Tetradic

#897a92

#927a83

#83927a

#7a9289

Square

#897a92

#927d7a

#83927a

#7a8f92

Shades

Color #897a92 mixed toward black.

#72657b

#5b5062

#453c4a

#2e2831

#171419

Tints

Color #897a92 mixed toward white.

#9d90a4

#b0a6b6

#c4bcc8

#d8d3db

#ebe9ed

Tones

Color #897a92 mixed toward gray.

#887c90

#887e8e

#87808c

#87828a

#868488

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83838d · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#84858b · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#888887 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #897a92;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897a92]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#897a92 (#897a92) is rgb(137, 122, 146) in RGB.

No, #897a92 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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