#85738f

Color #85738f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#85738f

RGB

rgb(133, 115, 143)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 11.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 19.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 19.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(50.96, 12.51, -12.64)

LCH

lch(50.96, 17.78, 314.7)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.047, 313.54)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 45.1%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d8f73

Analogous

#77738f

#85738f

#8f738b

Triadic

#85738f

#8f8573

#738f85

Split-complementary

#85738f

#8b8f73

#738f77

Tetradic

#85738f

#8f737d

#7d8f73

#738f85

Square

#85738f

#8f7773

#7d8f73

#738b8f

Shades

Color #85738f mixed toward black.

#6f6077

#594c60

#433948

#2c2630

#161318

Tints

Color #85738f mixed toward white.

#998aa2

#aea2b4

#c2b9c7

#d6d0da

#ebe8ec

Tones

Color #85738f mixed toward gray.

#84758d

#84788a

#837a88

#827c86

#827f83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7d89 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#7f8087 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#848483 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85738f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85738f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#85738f (#85738f) is rgb(133, 115, 143) in RGB.

No, #85738f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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