#877d8f

Color #877d8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#877d8f

RGB

rgb(135, 125, 143)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 7.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 12.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 12.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(53.82, 7.37, -8.33)

LCH

lch(53.82, 11.12, 311.5)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0292, 310.28)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 49%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858f7d

Analogous

#7e7d8f

#877d8f

#8f7d8e

Triadic

#877d8f

#8f877d

#7d8f87

Split-complementary

#877d8f

#8e8f7d

#7d8f7e

Tetradic

#877d8f

#8f7d85

#858f7d

#7d8f87

Square

#877d8f

#8f7e7d

#858f7d

#7d8e8f

Shades

Color #877d8f mixed toward black.

#706778

#5a5360

#433e48

#2d2930

#161518

Tints

Color #877d8f mixed toward white.

#9b93a2

#afa8b4

#c3bec7

#d7d4da

#ebe9ec

Tones

Color #877d8f mixed toward gray.

#877e8d

#87808c

#86818a

#868389

#868487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83838b · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#83848a · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#878887 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #877d8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#877d8f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#877d8f (#877d8f) is rgb(135, 125, 143) in RGB.

No, #877d8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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