#8a7f95

Color #8a7f95

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7f95

RGB

rgb(138, 127, 149)

HSL

hsl(270, 9.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 14.8%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 14.8%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(54.82, 8.55, -10.29)

LCH

lch(54.82, 13.38, 309.72)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0351, 307.82)

HWB

hwb(270, 49.8%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a957f

Analogous

#7f7f95

#8a7f95

#957f95

Triadic

#8a7f95

#958a7f

#7f958a

Split-complementary

#8a7f95

#95957f

#7f957f

Tetradic

#8a7f95

#957f8a

#8a957f

#7f958a

Square

#8a7f95

#957f7f

#8a957f

#7f9595

Shades

Color #8a7f95 mixed toward black.

#73687e

#5c5365

#453e4b

#2e2a32

#171519

Tints

Color #8a7f95 mixed toward white.

#9d94a7

#b1aab8

#c4bfca

#d8d4dc

#ebeaed

Tones

Color #8a7f95 mixed toward gray.

#8a8193

#8a8391

#8a848f

#8a868e

#8a888c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858590 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#86878f · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#898c8b · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7f95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7f95]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a7f95 (#8a7f95) is rgb(138, 127, 149) in RGB.

No, #8a7f95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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