#8a7b95

Color #8a7b95

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7b95

RGB

rgb(138, 123, 149)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 10.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 17.4%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 17.4%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(53.75, 10.88, -11.9)

LCH

lch(53.75, 16.12, 312.44)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0425, 310.89)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 48.2%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86957b

Analogous

#7d7b95

#8a7b95

#957b93

Triadic

#8a7b95

#958a7b

#7b958a

Split-complementary

#8a7b95

#93957b

#7b957d

Tetradic

#8a7b95

#957b86

#86957b

#7b958a

Square

#8a7b95

#957d7b

#86957b

#7b9395

Shades

Color #8a7b95 mixed toward black.

#73657e

#5c5164

#453d4b

#2e2832

#171419

Tints

Color #8a7b95 mixed toward white.

#9d91a7

#b1a7b8

#c4bdca

#d8d3dc

#ebe9ed

Tones

Color #8a7b95 mixed toward gray.

#8a7d93

#897f91

#89818e

#89848c

#88868a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#84848f · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#85868e · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#898b89 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7b95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7b95]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a7b95 (#8a7b95) is rgb(138, 123, 149) in RGB.

No, #8a7b95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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