#88799d

Color #88799d

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#88799d

RGB

rgb(136, 121, 157)

HSL

hsl(265, 15.5%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 22.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(53.32, 13.11, -17.21)

LCH

lch(53.32, 21.63, 307.3)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0564, 303.72)

HWB

hwb(265, 47.5%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9d79

Analogous

#797c9d

#88799d

#9a799d

Triadic

#88799d

#9d8879

#799d88

Split-complementary

#88799d

#9d9a79

#7c9d79

Tetradic

#88799d

#9d798e

#8e9d79

#799d88

Square

#88799d

#9d797c

#8e9d79

#799d9a

Shades

Color #88799d mixed toward black.

#716286

#5a4e6b

#443b50

#2d2736

#17141b

Tints

Color #88799d mixed toward white.

#9c8fad

#b0a6be

#c3bcce

#d7d2de

#ebe9ef

Tones

Color #88799d mixed toward gray.

#887c9a

#897f97

#898294

#8a8591

#8a888e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828295 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#838493 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#878f8d · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #88799d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#88799d]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#88799d (#88799d) is rgb(136, 121, 157) in RGB.

No, #88799d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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