#8a7b99

Color #8a7b99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7b99

RGB

rgb(138, 123, 153)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.8%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 19.6%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(53.89, 11.74, -14.01)

LCH

lch(53.89, 18.28, 309.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0478, 307.61)

HWB

hwb(270, 48.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a997b

Analogous

#7b7b99

#8a7b99

#997b99

Triadic

#8a7b99

#998a7b

#7b998a

Split-complementary

#8a7b99

#99997b

#7b997b

Tetradic

#8a7b99

#997b8a

#8a997b

#7b998a

Square

#8a7b99

#997b7b

#8a997b

#7b9999

Shades

Color #8a7b99 mixed toward black.

#736482

#5c5068

#453c4e

#2e2834

#17141a

Tints

Color #8a7b99 mixed toward white.

#9d91aa

#b1a7bb

#c4bdcc

#d8d3dd

#ebe9ee

Tones

Color #8a7b99 mixed toward gray.

#8a7d96

#8a8094

#8a8291

#8a858f

#8a878c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848492 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#858691 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#898d8c · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7b99]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a7b99 (#8a7b99) is rgb(138, 123, 153) in RGB.

No, #8a7b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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