#8a8291

Color #8a8291

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a8291

RGB

rgb(138, 130, 145)

HSL

hsl(272, 6.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 10.3%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(55.5, 5.98, -6.96)

LCH

lch(55.5, 9.18, 310.67)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0241, 309.44)

HWB

hwb(272, 51%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899182

Analogous

#828291

#8a8291

#918290

Triadic

#8a8291

#918a82

#82918a

Split-complementary

#8a8291

#909182

#829182

Tetradic

#8a8291

#918289

#899182

#82918a

Square

#8a8291

#918282

#899182

#829091

Shades

Color #8a8291 mixed toward black.

#736b7a

#5c5661

#454049

#2e2b31

#171518

Tints

Color #8a8291 mixed toward white.

#9d97a3

#b1acb6

#c4c0c8

#d8d5da

#ebeaed

Tones

Color #8a8291 mixed toward gray.

#8a8390

#8a848e

#8a868d

#8a878c

#8a888b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878e · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#87888d · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#8a8b8a · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a8291;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a8291]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8a8291 (#8a8291) is rgb(138, 130, 145) in RGB.

No, #8a8291 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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