#837489

Color #837489

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#837489

RGB

rgb(131, 116, 137)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 8.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 15.3%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 15.3%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(50.83, 9.93, -9.32)

LCH

lch(50.83, 13.62, 316.81)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0362, 316.34)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 45.5%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a8974

Analogous

#787489

#837489

#897484

Triadic

#837489

#898374

#748983

Split-complementary

#837489

#848974

#748978

Tetradic

#837489

#89747a

#7a8974

#748983

Square

#837489

#897874

#7a8974

#748489

Shades

Color #837489 mixed toward black.

#6d6172

#574d5b

#413a44

#2c272e

#161317

Tints

Color #837489 mixed toward white.

#988b9d

#aca2b0

#c1b9c4

#d6d1d8

#eae8eb

Tones

Color #837489 mixed toward gray.

#827687

#817785

#817984

#807b82

#7f7d80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d84 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#7e7f83 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#828080 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #837489;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#837489]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#837489 (#837489) is rgb(131, 116, 137) in RGB.

No, #837489 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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