#817f85

Color #817f85

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#817f85

RGB

rgb(129, 127, 133)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 4.5%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 4.5%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(53.53, 1.95, -2.98)

LCH

lch(53.53, 3.56, 303.2)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0092, 301.28)

HWB

hwb(260, 49.8%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83857f

Analogous

#7f8085

#817f85

#847f85

Triadic

#817f85

#85817f

#7f8581

Split-complementary

#817f85

#85847f

#80857f

Tetradic

#817f85

#857f83

#83857f

#7f8581

Square

#817f85

#857f80

#83857f

#7f8584

Shades

Color #817f85 mixed toward black.

#6c6a6f

#565559

#413f43

#2b2a2c

#161516

Tints

Color #817f85 mixed toward white.

#969499

#abaaae

#c0bfc2

#d5d4d6

#eaeaeb

Tones

Color #817f85 mixed toward gray.

#818085

#818084

#828184

#828183

#828283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808084 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#808083 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#818282 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #817f85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#817f85]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#817f85 (#817f85) is rgb(129, 127, 133) in RGB.

No, #817f85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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