Information about #817A88 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #817A88 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rugged Lavender (#80818B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sword (#808284) and Eighth Tuna (#7A7F85).
In RGB terms — rgb(129, 122, 136) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #817A88 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 4.1:1. #817A88 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#817A88 color variations
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#817A88 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#817A88 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#817A88 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#817A88 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#817A88 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #817A88 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #817A88
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#80818B
#808284
#7A7F85
#808080
#838181
#777887
#877482
#7E848B
#848484
#7C7E7E
#848482
#8B7D82
#817A88 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#817A88
- RGB129, 122, 136
- CMYK3, 5, 0, 47
- CSSrgb(129, 122, 136)
- HSL270°, 6%, 51%
- HSL Precise270°, 5.556%, 50.588%
- HSV270°, 10%, 53%
- HSB270°, 10%, 53%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
- GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.478, 0.533)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.478, 0.533, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.478, 0.533)
- Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID817A88
- DECIMAL ID8485512
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
