Information about #88798C color

#88798C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#88798C falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 121, 140) — 53.3% red, 47.5% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 7 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #88798C reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greyish Purple (#887191). Nearby in the Register you will also find Venus (#8B7D82) and Graceland (#877482).

The recipe behind #88798C is rgb(136, 121, 140), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#88798C color variations

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

#88798C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #88798C

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

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Graceland color link
Graceland

#877482

Purple Grey color link
Purple Grey

#866F85

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Grey Purple color link
Grey Purple

#826D8C

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Sword color link
Sword

#808284

Teravenumar color link
Teravenumar

#838181

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88798C
  • RGB136, 121, 140
  • CMYK2, 7, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(136, 121, 140)
  • HSL287°, 8%, 51%
  • HSL Precise287.368°, 7.631%, 51.176%
  • HSV287°, 14%, 55%
  • HSB287°, 14%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.475, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.475, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.475, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID88798C
  • DECIMAL ID8944012
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01