Information about #87818D color

#87818D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87818D falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 129, 141) — 52.9% red, 50.6% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 5 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #87818D reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Taupe Gray (#8B8589). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rugged Lavender (#80818B) and Aluminium (#848789).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 129, 141) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87818D: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. #87818D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#87818D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#87818D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White Lilac

#E7E5E8
White

#FFFFFF

#87818D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87818D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87818D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#87818D 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8D8781
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#818D87
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8D8187
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #87818D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Jumbo color link
Jumbo

#878785

Suva Grey color link
Suva Grey

#8B8685

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Oslo Grey color link
Oslo Grey

#818988

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

#87818D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87818D
  • RGB135, 129, 141
  • CMYK2, 5, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(135, 129, 141)
  • HSL270°, 5%, 53%
  • HSL Precise270°, 5%, 52.941%
  • HSV270°, 9%, 55%
  • HSB270°, 9%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.506, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.506, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.506, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID87818D
  • DECIMAL ID8880525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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