Information about #888491 color

#888491 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#888491 falls into the Violet Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 132, 145) — 53.3% red, 51.8% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 5 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#888491 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Purple Ash (#8F8395). Slightly further away sit Taupe Gray (#8B8589) and Roman Silver (#838996).

The recipe behind #888491 is rgb(136, 132, 145), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #888491: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. No one has named #888491 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#888491 color variations

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

#888491 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B6B4BC

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#CECDD2

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White

#FFFFFF

#888491 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#6B6774

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#504D57

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#35333A

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Black

#000000

#888491 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#85818D

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#838189

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#828086

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#808083

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Grey

#808080

#888491 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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#8C8290

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#828490

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#828990

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#828F90

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#888491 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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#8D9183
#8D9183

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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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#859183
#859183

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#918E83
#918E83

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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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#838591
#838591

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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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#918783
#918783

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#839187
#839187

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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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#91838D
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#8D9183
#8D9183

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#839187
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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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#918385
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#8D9183
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#83918E
#83918E

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Nearest named colors to #888491

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

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Taupe Gray color link
Taupe Gray

#8B8589

Roman Silver color link
Roman Silver

#838996

Pewter Metallic color link
Pewter Metallic

#838897

Aluminium color link
Aluminium

#848789

Antique Pewter color link
Antique Pewter

#808992

Philippine Gray color link
Philippine Gray

#8C8C8C

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

Half Gauntlet color link
Half Gauntlet

#8B8A88

Silver Steel color link
Silver Steel

#878786

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

Avatar color link
Avatar

#8B8F8E

#888491 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#888491
  • RGB136, 132, 145
  • CMYK4, 5, 0, 43
  • CSSrgb(136, 132, 145)
  • HSL258°, 6%, 54%
  • HSL Precise258.462°, 5.579%, 54.314%
  • HSV258°, 9%, 57%
  • HSB258°, 9%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.518, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.518, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.518, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID888491
  • DECIMAL ID8946833
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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