#897a98

Color #897a98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#897a98

RGB

rgb(137, 122, 152)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 19.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(53.5, 11.76, -14.03)

LCH

lch(53.5, 18.31, 309.97)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0479, 307.54)

HWB

hwb(270, 47.8%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89987a

Analogous

#7a7a98

#897a98

#987a98

Triadic

#897a98

#98897a

#7a9889

Split-complementary

#897a98

#98987a

#7a987a

Tetradic

#897a98

#987a89

#89987a

#7a9889

Square

#897a98

#987a7a

#89987a

#7a9898

Shades

Color #897a98 mixed toward black.

#726481

#5b5067

#443c4d

#2e2833

#17141a

Tints

Color #897a98 mixed toward white.

#9d90a9

#b0a6ba

#c4bccb

#d8d3dd

#ebe9ee

Tones

Color #897a98 mixed toward gray.

#897c95

#897f93

#898190

#89848e

#89868b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838391 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#848590 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#888c8b · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897a98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897a98]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#897a98 (#897a98) is rgb(137, 122, 152) in RGB.

No, #897a98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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