#897c95

Color #897c95

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#897c95

RGB

rgb(137, 124, 149)

HSL

hsl(271.2, 10.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.2, 16.8%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(53.92, 9.94, -11.64)

LCH

lch(53.92, 15.31, 310.5)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0401, 308.53)

HWB

hwb(271.2, 48.6%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88957c

Analogous

#7c7c95

#897c95

#957c94

Triadic

#897c95

#95897c

#7c9589

Split-complementary

#897c95

#94957c

#7c957c

Tetradic

#897c95

#957c88

#88957c

#7c9589

Square

#897c95

#957c7c

#88957c

#7c9495

Shades

Color #897c95 mixed toward black.

#72667e

#5b5164

#443d4b

#2e2932

#171419

Tints

Color #897c95 mixed toward white.

#9d92a7

#b0a8b8

#c4bdca

#d8d3dc

#ebe9ed

Tones

Color #897c95 mixed toward gray.

#897e93

#898091

#89828f

#89848d

#89868b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84838f · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#84858e · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#888b8a · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #897c95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897c95]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#897c95 (#897c95) is rgb(137, 124, 149) in RGB.

No, #897c95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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