#8a7699

Color #8a7699

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7699

RGB

rgb(138, 118, 153)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 14.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 22.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(52.58, 14.67, -16)

LCH

lch(52.58, 21.71, 312.52)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.057, 310.45)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 46.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#859976

Analogous

#787699

#8a7699

#997696

Triadic

#8a7699

#998a76

#76998a

Split-complementary

#8a7699

#969976

#769978

Tetradic

#8a7699

#997685

#859976

#76998a

Square

#8a7699

#997876

#859976

#769699

Shades

Color #8a7699 mixed toward black.

#736081

#5c4d67

#453a4e

#2e2734

#17131a

Tints

Color #8a7699 mixed toward white.

#9d8daa

#b1a4bb

#c4bacc

#d8d1dd

#ebe8ee

Tones

Color #8a7699 mixed toward gray.

#897996

#897c93

#897f90

#88828d

#88848a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828292 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#838490 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#898b8a · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7699;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7699]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a7699 (#8a7699) is rgb(138, 118, 153) in RGB.

No, #8a7699 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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