#816d87

Color #816d87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#816d87

RGB

rgb(129, 109, 135)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 10.7%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 19.3%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 19.3%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(48.7, 12.92, -11.35)

LCH

lch(48.7, 17.2, 318.7)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.046, 318.35)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 42.7%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73876d

Analogous

#746d87

#816d87

#876d80

Triadic

#816d87

#87816d

#6d8781

Split-complementary

#816d87

#80876d

#6d8774

Tetradic

#816d87

#876d73

#73876d

#6d8781

Square

#816d87

#87746d

#73876d

#6d8087

Shades

Color #816d87 mixed toward black.

#6b5b70

#56495a

#403643

#2b242d

#151216

Tints

Color #816d87 mixed toward white.

#96849c

#ab9db0

#c0b5c4

#d5ced7

#eae6eb

Tones

Color #816d87 mixed toward gray.

#806f85

#7f7183

#7d7380

#7c767e

#7b787c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797981 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#7a7b80 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#807d7c · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #816d87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#816d87]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#816d87 (#816d87) is rgb(129, 109, 135) in RGB.

No, #816d87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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