#89779D colour

#89779D: RGB 137, 119, 157, HSL 268, 16%, 54%. Black text passes AA (5.19:1), white passes AA for large text (4.05:1). Tints, shades and palettes.

#89779D

Nearest CSS name: slategray #708090 (not an exact match)
Described as: a greyish violet
Red, green, blue: 137, 119, 157
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.2095 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#89779d`
RGB	`rgb(137, 119, 157)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(53.7% 46.7% 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(268.4, 16.2%, 54.1%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268.4, 24.2%, 61.6%)`
HWB	`hwb(268.4 46.7% 38.4%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 38%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(52.77% 12.94 -17.91)`
OKLCH	`oklch(59.95% 0.0603 306.19)`
Decimal	`9009053`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 4.05:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 5.19:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	4.05:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	5.19:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #89779D (5.19:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#9483a6 18%#9e90af 27%#a99cb8 36%#b4a8c1 45%#bfb5ca 55%#c9c1d2 64%#d4cedb 73%#dfdae4 82%#eae6ed 91%#f4f3f6

9%#7d6c8f 18%#706180 27%#645772 36%#574c64 45%#4b4156 55%#3e3647 64%#322b39 73%#25202b 82%#19161d 91%#0c0b0e

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#89779d #8b9d77

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#77789d #89779d #9c779d

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#89779d #9d8977 #779d89

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#89779d #9d9c77 #789d77

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#89779d #9d7778 #8b9d77 #779d9c

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#89779d Protanopia#707e9f Deuteranopia#747e9c Tritanopia#867c84 Achromatopsia#7e7e7e

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #89779d;`
Background	`background-color: #89779d;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #89779d;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(137 119 157 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #89779d;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #89779d, #52475e);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b8adc4, #89779d);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #89779d; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #89779D to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.