#97889b

Color #97889b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#97889b

RGB

rgb(151, 136, 155)

HSL

hsl(287.4, 8.7%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.4, 12.3%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(58.56, 9.25, -8.04)

LCH

lch(58.56, 12.26, 319)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0328, 319.08)

HWB

hwb(287.4, 53.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9b88

Analogous

#8e889b

#97889b

#9b8896

Triadic

#97889b

#9b9788

#889b97

Split-complementary

#97889b

#969b88

#889b8e

Tetradic

#97889b

#9b888c

#8c9b88

#889b97

Square

#97889b

#9b8e88

#8c9b88

#88969b

Shades

Color #97889b mixed toward black.

#7f6f84

#66596a

#4c424f

#332c35

#19161a

Tints

Color #97889b mixed toward white.

#a89cac

#bab0bc

#cbc4cd

#dcd7de

#eeebee

Tones

Color #97889b mixed toward gray.

#968a9a

#958b98

#948d96

#938e95

#939093

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919197 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#929396 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#969392 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #97889b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#97889b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#97889b (#97889b) is rgb(151, 136, 155) in RGB.

No, #97889b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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