#8a7893

Color #8a7893

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7893

RGB

rgb(138, 120, 147)

HSL

hsl(280, 11.1%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 18.4%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 18.4%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(52.89, 12.21, -12.03)

LCH

lch(52.89, 17.14, 315.43)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.0454, 314.46)

HWB

hwb(280, 47.1%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#819378

Analogous

#7d7893

#8a7893

#93788f

Triadic

#8a7893

#938a78

#78938a

Split-complementary

#8a7893

#8f9378

#78937d

Tetradic

#8a7893

#937881

#819378

#78938a

Square

#8a7893

#937d78

#819378

#788f93

Shades

Color #8a7893 mixed toward black.

#73637c

#5c4f63

#453b4a

#2e2831

#171419

Tints

Color #8a7893 mixed toward white.

#9e8fa5

#b1a5b7

#c5bcc9

#d8d2db

#ece9ed

Tones

Color #8a7893 mixed toward gray.

#897a91

#897d8f

#887f8c

#87818a

#868388

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83828d · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#84858c · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#898887 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7893;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7893]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a7893 (#8a7893) is rgb(138, 120, 147) in RGB.

No, #8a7893 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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