#85788b

Color #85788b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#85788b

RGB

rgb(133, 120, 139)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 7.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 13.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 13.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.16, 8.73, -8.49)

LCH

lch(52.16, 12.18, 315.8)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0323, 315.13)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 47.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8b78

Analogous

#7c788b

#85788b

#8b7888

Triadic

#85788b

#8b8578

#788b85

Split-complementary

#85788b

#888b78

#788b7c

Tetradic

#85788b

#8b787e

#7e8b78

#788b85

Square

#85788b

#8b7c78

#7e8b78

#78888b

Shades

Color #85788b mixed toward black.

#6f6474

#59505d

#433c46

#2c282e

#161417

Tints

Color #85788b mixed toward white.

#998f9e

#aea5b2

#c2bcc5

#d6d2d8

#ebe9ec

Tones

Color #85788b mixed toward gray.

#847a89

#847b88

#837d86

#837e85

#828083

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807f87 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#808186 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#848382 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85788b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85788b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#85788b (#85788b) is rgb(133, 120, 139) in RGB.

No, #85788b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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