#83718a

Color #83718a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#83718a

RGB

rgb(131, 113, 138)

HSL

hsl(283.2, 10%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.2, 18.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 18.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(50.06, 11.91, -11.06)

LCH

lch(50.06, 16.25, 317.12)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0433, 316.5)

HWB

hwb(283.2, 44.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788a71

Analogous

#76718a

#83718a

#8a7184

Triadic

#83718a

#8a8371

#718a83

Split-complementary

#83718a

#848a71

#718a76

Tetradic

#83718a

#8a7178

#788a71

#718a83

Square

#83718a

#8a7671

#788a71

#71848a

Shades

Color #83718a mixed toward black.

#6d5e73

#574b5c

#413845

#2c262e

#161317

Tints

Color #83718a mixed toward white.

#98889e

#aca0b1

#c1b8c5

#d6d0d8

#eae7ec

Tones

Color #83718a mixed toward gray.

#827388

#817586

#807784

#7f7982

#7e7b80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b84 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#7d7e83 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#82807f · ΔE 14.6

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #83718a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83718a]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#83718a (#83718a) is rgb(131, 113, 138) in RGB.

No, #83718a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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