#897c97

Color #897c97

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#897c97

RGB

rgb(137, 124, 151)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 11.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 17.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(53.99, 10.37, -12.7)

LCH

lch(53.99, 16.4, 309.23)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0429, 306.95)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 48.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a977c

Analogous

#7c7c97

#897c97

#967c97

Triadic

#897c97

#97897c

#7c9789

Split-complementary

#897c97

#97967c

#7c977c

Tetradic

#897c97

#977c8a

#8a977c

#7c9789

Square

#897c97

#977c7c

#8a977c

#7c9796

Shades

Color #897c97 mixed toward black.

#726580

#5b5166

#443d4d

#2e2933

#17141a

Tints

Color #897c97 mixed toward white.

#9d92a8

#b0a8ba

#c4bdcb

#d8d3dc

#ebe9ee

Tones

Color #897c97 mixed toward gray.

#897e95

#898092

#898390

#89858e

#89878c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848391 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#848590 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#888c8b · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #897c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897c97]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#897c97 (#897c97) is rgb(137, 124, 151) in RGB.

No, #897c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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