#8a7e9e

Color #8a7e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7e9e

RGB

rgb(138, 126, 158)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 14.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 20.3%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 20.3%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(54.86, 11.1, -15.44)

LCH

lch(54.86, 19.02, 305.71)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.0495, 302.12)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 49.4%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929e7e

Analogous

#7e829e

#8a7e9e

#9a7e9e

Triadic

#8a7e9e

#9e8a7e

#7e9e8a

Split-complementary

#8a7e9e

#9e9a7e

#829e7e

Tetradic

#8a7e9e

#9e7e92

#929e7e

#7e9e8a

Square

#8a7e9e

#9e7e82

#929e7e

#7e9e9a

Shades

Color #8a7e9e mixed toward black.

#726687

#5b516c

#443d51

#2e2936

#17141b

Tints

Color #8a7e9e mixed toward white.

#9e93ae

#b1a9be

#c5becf

#d8d4df

#ece9ef

Tones

Color #8a7e9e mixed toward gray.

#8b819b

#8b8399

#8c8696

#8d8993

#8d8b91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858597 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#868795 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#899190 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7e9e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a7e9e (#8a7e9e) is rgb(138, 126, 158) in RGB.

No, #8a7e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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