#8a7d8d

Color #8a7d8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7d8d

RGB

rgb(138, 125, 141)

HSL

hsl(288.7, 6.6%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.7, 11.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 11.3%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(54.02, 8.05, -6.83)

LCH

lch(54.02, 10.56, 319.69)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0282, 319.88)

HWB

hwb(288.7, 49%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808d7d

Analogous

#827d8d

#8a7d8d

#8d7d88

Triadic

#8a7d8d

#8d8a7d

#7d8d8a

Split-complementary

#8a7d8d

#888d7d

#7d8d82

Tetradic

#8a7d8d

#8d7d80

#808d7d

#7d8d8a

Square

#8a7d8d

#8d827d

#808d7d

#7d888d

Shades

Color #8a7d8d mixed toward black.

#736876

#5c535f

#453e47

#2e292f

#171518

Tints

Color #8a7d8d mixed toward white.

#9e93a0

#b1a8b3

#c5bec6

#d8d4d9

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8a7d8d mixed toward gray.

#897e8c

#88808a

#888189

#878288

#868486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858489 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#858688 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#898686 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7d8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7d8d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8a7d8d (#8a7d8d) is rgb(138, 125, 141) in RGB.

No, #8a7d8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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