#897ba6

Color #897ba6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 19.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#897ba6

RGB

rgb(137, 123, 166)

HSL

hsl(259.5, 19.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.5, 25.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.5%, 25.9%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(54.28, 14.34, -20.97)

LCH

lch(54.28, 25.4, 304.37)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0659, 299.37)

HWB

hwb(259.5, 48.2%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a67b

Analogous

#7b83a6

#897ba6

#9f7ba6

Triadic

#897ba6

#a6897b

#7ba689

Split-complementary

#897ba6

#a69f7b

#83a67b

Tetradic

#897ba6

#a67b98

#98a67b

#7ba689

Square

#897ba6

#a67b83

#98a67b

#7ba69f

Shades

Color #897ba6 mixed toward black.

#706190

#5a4e73

#433a56

#2d273a

#16131d

Tints

Color #897ba6 mixed toward white.

#9d91b5

#b0a7c4

#c4bdd3

#d8d3e1

#ebe9f0

Tones

Color #897ba6 mixed toward gray.

#8a7fa3

#8c829f

#8d869b

#8e8998

#8f8d94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83839d · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#84859b · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#889594 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897ba6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#897ba6 (#897ba6) is rgb(137, 123, 166) in RGB.

No, #897ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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