#84748B

Accessibility

4.85:1

Vs white / black

4.33:1 · 4.85:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#84748b

RGB

rgb(132, 116, 139)

RGBA

rgba(132, 116, 139, 1)

HSL

hsl(282, 9%, 50%)

HSLA

hsla(282, 9%, 50%, 1)

HSV

hsv(282, 17%, 55%)

LAB

lab(50.99% 10.71 -10.25)

LCH

lch(50.99% 14.82 316.26)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5816 0.0281 -0.0275)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5816 0.0393 315.62)

XYZ

xyz(20.42, 19.26, 27.06)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 45%)

CSS

color: #84748b;

CSS variable

--color-84748b: #84748b;

SCSS

$color-84748b: #84748b;

JavaScript

const color = "#84748b";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#84748b";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#84748b" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#84748b", "rgb": { "r": 132, "g": 116, "b": 139 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5816 0.0393 315.62)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#84748b-1: #84748b;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Very different · ΔE 9.98 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 13.55 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 13.42 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 14.96 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fcf1ff 100efe3f4 200dccfe2 300c7b7cd 400ab9ab3 500907f97 600786a7e 700605465 80049404d 900332c37 9501e1821

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f3f5 ebe8ec e0dce2 d6d1d8 ccc5cf c2bac5 b7aebb ada2b2 a397a8 998b9e 8e8095 84748b 796a7f 6e6174 635768 584d5d 4d4451 423a46 37303a 2c272e 211d23 161317 0b0a0c

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f3f5 ebe8ec e0dce2 d6d1d8 ccc5cf c2bac5 b7aebb ada2b2 a397a8 998b9e 8e8095

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

796a7f 6e6174 635768 584d5d 4d4451 423a46 37303a 2c272e 211d23 161317 0b0a0c

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

84758a 837689 837788 837887 827986 827a86 827b85 817c84 817d83 817e82 807f81

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#84748BStop 1 #7B8B74Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#79748BStop 1 #84748BStop 2 #8B7486Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#84748BStop 1 #8B8474Stop 2 #748B84Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#84748BStop 1 #868B74Stop 2 #748B79Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#352E38Stop 1 #5C5161Stop 2 #84748BStop 3 #A99EAEStop 4 #CEC7D1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #84748b works

#84748B (#84748b) sits in the purple family at about 282° hue, 9% saturation, and 50% lightness. Contrast is 4.33:1 on white and 4.85:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #84748b as small body text on white — 4.33:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Imagination, luxury, and wisdom. Frequently used for premium, creative, and tech brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Web Safe #996699#996699 Material You Secondary#625B71 Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Web Safe #666699#666699 Material Grey 600#757575 System Gray#8E8E93 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Gray#808080 Chakra gray 500#718096

Where #84748b works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #84748b as small body text on white — 4.33:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.