#8a7e8f

Color #8a7e8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7e8f

RGB

rgb(138, 126, 143)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 7.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 11.9%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(54.35, 7.88, -7.5)

LCH

lch(54.35, 10.88, 316.42)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0289, 315.98)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 49.4%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#838f7e

Analogous

#817e8f

#8a7e8f

#8f7e8b

Triadic

#8a7e8f

#8f8a7e

#7e8f8a

Split-complementary

#8a7e8f

#8b8f7e

#7e8f81

Tetradic

#8a7e8f

#8f7e83

#838f7e

#7e8f8a

Square

#8a7e8f

#8f817e

#838f7e

#7e8b8f

Shades

Color #8a7e8f mixed toward black.

#736878

#5c5360

#453e48

#2e2a30

#171518

Tints

Color #8a7e8f mixed toward white.

#9d93a2

#b1a9b4

#c4bec7

#d8d4da

#ebe9ec

Tones

Color #8a7e8f mixed toward gray.

#897f8e

#89818c

#88828b

#888489

#878588

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858b · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#86878a · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#898887 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7e8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7e8f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a7e8f (#8a7e8f) is rgb(138, 126, 143) in RGB.

No, #8a7e8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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