#8a7d9c

Color #8a7d9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7d9c

RGB

rgb(138, 125, 156)

HSL

hsl(265.2, 13.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.2, 19.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 19.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(54.52, 11.23, -14.79)

LCH

lch(54.52, 18.57, 307.21)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0484, 304.05)

HWB

hwb(265.2, 49%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9c7d

Analogous

#7d809c

#8a7d9c

#997d9c

Triadic

#8a7d9c

#9c8a7d

#7d9c8a

Split-complementary

#8a7d9c

#9c997d

#809c7d

Tetradic

#8a7d9c

#9c7d8f

#8f9c7d

#7d9c8a

Square

#8a7d9c

#9c7d80

#8f9c7d

#7d9c99

Shades

Color #8a7d9c mixed toward black.

#736585

#5c516a

#453d50

#2e2935

#17141b

Tints

Color #8a7d9c mixed toward white.

#9e93ac

#b1a8bd

#c5becd

#d8d4de

#ece9ee

Tones

Color #8a7d9c mixed toward gray.

#8a8099

#8b8297

#8b8594

#8c8792

#8c8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858495 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#858694 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#89908e · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7d9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7d9c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#8a7d9c (#8a7d9c) is rgb(138, 125, 156) in RGB.

No, #8a7d9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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