#87748b

Color #87748b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#87748b

RGB

rgb(135, 116, 139)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 9%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 16.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 16.5%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(51.27, 11.8, -9.79)

LCH

lch(51.27, 15.33, 320.32)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0412, 320.32)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 45.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788b74

Analogous

#7c748b

#87748b

#8b7483

Triadic

#87748b

#8b8774

#748b87

Split-complementary

#87748b

#838b74

#748b7c

Tetradic

#87748b

#8b7478

#788b74

#748b87

Square

#87748b

#8b7c74

#788b74

#74838b

Shades

Color #87748b mixed toward black.

#706174

#5a4d5d

#433a45

#2d272e

#161317

Tints

Color #87748b mixed toward white.

#9b8b9e

#afa2b2

#c3bac5

#d7d1d8

#ebe8ec

Tones

Color #87748b mixed toward gray.

#867689

#847887

#837a85

#827c83

#817e81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f86 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#808285 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#868281 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87748b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87748b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#87748b (#87748b) is rgb(135, 116, 139) in RGB.

No, #87748b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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