#8a7a8b

Color #8a7a8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7a8b

RGB

rgb(138, 122, 139)

HSL

hsl(296.5, 6.8%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.5, 12.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(53.15, 9.39, -6.96)

LCH

lch(53.15, 11.69, 323.45)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.0317, 324.25)

HWB

hwb(296.5, 47.8%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b8b7a

Analogous

#827a8b

#8a7a8b

#8b7a84

Triadic

#8a7a8b

#8b8a7a

#7a8b8a

Split-complementary

#8a7a8b

#848b7a

#7a8b82

Tetradic

#8a7a8b

#8b7a7b

#7b8b7a

#7a8b8a

Square

#8a7a8b

#8b827a

#7b8b7a

#7a848b

Shades

Color #8a7a8b mixed toward black.

#736574

#5c515d

#453d46

#2e292e

#171417

Tints

Color #8a7a8b mixed toward white.

#9e909e

#b1a6b2

#c5bdc5

#d8d3d8

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8a7a8b mixed toward gray.

#897c8a

#887d88

#867e87

#858085

#848184

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838387 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#848586 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#898483 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 11.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7a8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7a8b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a7a8b (#8a7a8b) is rgb(138, 122, 139) in RGB.

No, #8a7a8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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