#8a778a

Color #8a778a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a778a

RGB

rgb(138, 119, 138)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.5%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 13.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(52.32, 10.94, -7.61)

LCH

lch(52.32, 13.33, 325.18)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0363, 326)

HWB

hwb(300, 46.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#778a77

Analogous

#81778a

#8a778a

#8a7781

Triadic

#8a778a

#8a8a77

#778a8a

Split-complementary

#8a778a

#818a77

#778a81

Tetradic

#8a778a

#8a7777

#778a77

#778a8a

Square

#8a778a

#8a8177

#778a77

#77818a

Shades

Color #8a778a mixed toward black.

#736373

#5c4f5c

#453b45

#2e282e

#171417

Tints

Color #8a778a mixed toward white.

#9e8e9e

#b1a4b1

#c5bbc5

#d8d2d8

#ece8ec

Tones

Color #8a778a mixed toward gray.

#887988

#877a87

#857c85

#847d84

#827f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828286 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#838585 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#898281 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a778a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a778a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a778a (#8a778a) is rgb(138, 119, 138) in RGB.

No, #8a778a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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