#897e8d

Color #897e8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#897e8d

RGB

rgb(137, 126, 141)

HSL

hsl(284, 6.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 10.6%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(54.2, 7.1, -6.57)

LCH

lch(54.2, 9.67, 317.22)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0258, 317.04)

HWB

hwb(284, 49.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828d7e

Analogous

#827e8d

#897e8d

#8d7e8a

Triadic

#897e8d

#8d897e

#7e8d89

Split-complementary

#897e8d

#8a8d7e

#7e8d82

Tetradic

#897e8d

#8d7e82

#828d7e

#7e8d89

Square

#897e8d

#8d827e

#828d7e

#7e8a8d

Shades

Color #897e8d mixed toward black.

#736876

#5c545f

#453f47

#2e2a2f

#171518

Tints

Color #897e8d mixed toward white.

#9d94a0

#b0a9b3

#c4bfc6

#d8d4d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #897e8d mixed toward gray.

#897f8c

#88818b

#878289

#878388

#868487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84848a · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#858689 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#888786 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897e8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897e8d]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#897e8d (#897e8d) is rgb(137, 126, 141) in RGB.

No, #897e8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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