#897a9c

Color #897a9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#897a9c

RGB

rgb(137, 122, 156)

HSL

hsl(266.5, 14.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.5, 21.8%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 21.8%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(53.64, 12.64, -16.14)

LCH

lch(53.64, 20.5, 308.07)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0535, 304.88)

HWB

hwb(266.5, 47.8%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9c7a

Analogous

#7a7c9c

#897a9c

#9a7a9c

Triadic

#897a9c

#9c897a

#7a9c89

Split-complementary

#897a9c

#9c9a7a

#7c9c7a

Tetradic

#897a9c

#9c7a8d

#8d9c7a

#7a9c89

Square

#897a9c

#9c7a7c

#8d9c7a

#7a9c9a

Shades

Color #897a9c mixed toward black.

#726385

#5b4f6a

#443b50

#2e2835

#17141b

Tints

Color #897a9c mixed toward white.

#9d90ad

#b0a6bd

#c4bcce

#d8d3de

#ebe9ef

Tones

Color #897a9c mixed toward gray.

#897d99

#8a8096

#8a8294

#8a8591

#8b888e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838395 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#848593 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#888f8d · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 15.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897a9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897a9c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#897a9c (#897a9c) is rgb(137, 122, 156) in RGB.

No, #897a9c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #897a9c, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast