#897c8d

Color #897c8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#897c8d

RGB

rgb(137, 124, 141)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 6.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 12.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 12.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(53.66, 8.26, -7.38)

LCH

lch(53.66, 11.08, 318.22)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0296, 318.29)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 48.6%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808d7c

Analogous

#817c8d

#897c8d

#8d7c89

Triadic

#897c8d

#8d897c

#7c8d89

Split-complementary

#897c8d

#898d7c

#7c8d81

Tetradic

#897c8d

#8d7c80

#808d7c

#7c8d89

Square

#897c8d

#8d817c

#808d7c

#7c898d

Shades

Color #897c8d mixed toward black.

#736776

#5c525e

#453e47

#2e292f

#171518

Tints

Color #897c8d mixed toward white.

#9d92a0

#b0a8b3

#c4bec6

#d8d3d9

#ebe9ec

Tones

Color #897c8d mixed toward gray.

#887e8c

#887f8a

#878089

#868287

#858386

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848389 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#848588 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#888685 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897c8d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#897c8d (#897c8d) is rgb(137, 124, 141) in RGB.

No, #897c8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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