Information about #88798D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #88798D is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Desaturated and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(136, 121, 141) — 53.3% red, 47.5% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 8 / 0 / 45. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #88798D feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Greyish Purple (#887191). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rugged Lavender (#80818B) and Venus (#8B7D82).

The recipe behind #88798D is rgb(136, 121, 141), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #88798D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 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.

#88798D color variations

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

#88798D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#88798D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#88798D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#88798D 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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#88798D 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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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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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 #88798D

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

Greyish Purple color link
Greyish Purple

#887191

Rugged Lavender color link
Rugged Lavender

#80818B

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

Rocket Metallic color link
Rocket Metallic

#8A7F80

Purple Ash color link
Purple Ash

#8F8395

Ricochet color link
Ricochet

#848484

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Revolution color link
Revolution

#7E848B

#88798D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#88798D
  • RGB136, 121, 141
  • CMYK2, 8, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(136, 121, 141)
  • HSL285°, 8%, 51%
  • HSL Precise285°, 8.065%, 51.373%
  • HSV285°, 14%, 55%
  • HSB285°, 14%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.533, 0.475, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.533, 0.475, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.533, 0.475, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID88798D
  • DECIMAL ID8944013
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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