#887998

Color #887998

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#887998

RGB

rgb(136, 121, 152)

HSL

hsl(269, 13.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 20.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 20.4%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(53.14, 12, -14.58)

LCH

lch(53.14, 18.88, 309.46)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0494, 306.85)

HWB

hwb(269, 47.5%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899879

Analogous

#797998

#887998

#977998

Triadic

#887998

#988879

#799888

Split-complementary

#887998

#989779

#799879

Tetradic

#887998

#987989

#899879

#799888

Square

#887998

#987979

#899879

#799897

Shades

Color #887998 mixed toward black.

#716381

#5b4f67

#443b4d

#2d2833

#17141a

Tints

Color #887998 mixed toward white.

#9c8fa9

#b0a6ba

#c3bccb

#d7d2dd

#ebe9ee

Tones

Color #887998 mixed toward gray.

#887b95

#887e93

#888190

#88838e

#88868b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828291 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#838490 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#878c8a · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #887998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#887998]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#887998 (#887998) is rgb(136, 121, 152) in RGB.

No, #887998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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