#887e8b

Color #887e8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#887e8b

RGB

rgb(136, 126, 139)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 5.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 9.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.05, 6.33, -5.65)

LCH

lch(54.05, 8.48, 318.25)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0226, 318.41)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 49.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818b7e

Analogous

#827e8b

#887e8b

#8b7e88

Triadic

#887e8b

#8b887e

#7e8b88

Split-complementary

#887e8b

#888b7e

#7e8b82

Tetradic

#887e8b

#8b7e81

#818b7e

#7e8b88

Square

#887e8b

#8b827e

#818b7e

#7e888b

Shades

Color #887e8b mixed toward black.

#726974

#5b545d

#443f46

#2d2a2f

#171517

Tints

Color #887e8b mixed toward white.

#9c949e

#b0a9b2

#c4bfc5

#d7d4d8

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #887e8b mixed toward gray.

#887f8a

#878089

#868188

#868287

#858486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848488 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#848587 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#888685 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #887e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#887e8b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#887e8b (#887e8b) is rgb(136, 126, 139) in RGB.

No, #887e8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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