#897e8b

Color #897e8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#897e8b

RGB

rgb(137, 126, 139)

HSL

hsl(290.8, 5.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.8, 9.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 9.4%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(54.14, 6.7, -5.5)

LCH

lch(54.14, 8.67, 320.62)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0233, 321.11)

HWB

hwb(290.8, 49.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808b7e

Analogous

#837e8b

#897e8b

#8b7e87

Triadic

#897e8b

#8b897e

#7e8b89

Split-complementary

#897e8b

#878b7e

#7e8b83

Tetradic

#897e8b

#8b7e80

#808b7e

#7e8b89

Square

#897e8b

#8b837e

#808b7e

#7e878b

Shades

Color #897e8b mixed toward black.

#736974

#5c545d

#453f46

#2e2a2f

#171517

Tints

Color #897e8b mixed toward white.

#9d949e

#b0a9b2

#c4bfc5

#d8d4d8

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #897e8b mixed toward gray.

#887f8a

#888089

#878188

#868287

#858486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848488 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#858687 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#888685 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #897e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#897e8b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#897e8b (#897e8b) is rgb(137, 126, 139) in RGB.

No, #897e8b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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