#8a7f8d

Color #8a7f8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7f8d

RGB

rgb(138, 127, 141)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 5.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 9.9%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(54.56, 6.89, -6.03)

LCH

lch(54.56, 9.16, 318.81)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0245, 318.97)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 49.8%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828d7f

Analogous

#837f8d

#8a7f8d

#8d7f89

Triadic

#8a7f8d

#8d8a7f

#7f8d8a

Split-complementary

#8a7f8d

#898d7f

#7f8d83

Tetradic

#8a7f8d

#8d7f82

#828d7f

#7f8d8a

Square

#8a7f8d

#8d837f

#828d7f

#7f898d

Shades

Color #8a7f8d mixed toward black.

#736976

#5c545e

#453f47

#2e2a2f

#171518

Tints

Color #8a7f8d mixed toward white.

#9d94a0

#b1aab3

#c4bfc6

#d8d4d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #8a7f8d mixed toward gray.

#89808c

#89818b

#888289

#878488

#878587

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858a · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#868789 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#898787 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7f8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7f8d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a7f8d (#8a7f8d) is rgb(138, 127, 141) in RGB.

No, #8a7f8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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