#8a7f8e

Color #8a7f8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7f8e

RGB

rgb(138, 127, 142)

HSL

hsl(284, 6.2%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 10.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 10.6%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(54.59, 7.09, -6.57)

LCH

lch(54.59, 9.67, 317.18)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0258, 317.2)

HWB

hwb(284, 49.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#838e7f

Analogous

#827f8e

#8a7f8e

#8e7f8a

Triadic

#8a7f8e

#8e8a7f

#7f8e8a

Split-complementary

#8a7f8e

#8a8e7f

#7f8e82

Tetradic

#8a7f8e

#8e7f83

#838e7f

#7f8e8a

Square

#8a7f8e

#8e827f

#838e7f

#7f8a8e

Shades

Color #8a7f8e mixed toward black.

#736977

#5c545f

#453f47

#2e2a30

#171518

Tints

Color #8a7f8e mixed toward white.

#9d94a1

#b1aab4

#c4bfc6

#d8d4d9

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #8a7f8e mixed toward gray.

#89808d

#89818b

#88838a

#888489

#878588

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858b · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#86878a · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#898887 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7f8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7f8e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a7f8e (#8a7f8e) is rgb(138, 127, 142) in RGB.

No, #8a7f8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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