#8a888b

Color #8a888b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a888b

RGB

rgb(138, 136, 139)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.3%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 2.2%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 2.2%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(56.95, 1.33, -1.34)

LCH

lch(56.95, 1.89, 314.79)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0049, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 53.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898b88

Analogous

#88888b

#8a888b

#8b888a

Triadic

#8a888b

#8b8a88

#888b8a

Split-complementary

#8a888b

#8a8b88

#888b88

Tetradic

#8a888b

#8b8889

#898b88

#888b8a

Square

#8a888b

#8b8888

#898b88

#888a8b

Shades

Color #8a888b mixed toward black.

#737174

#5c5a5d

#454446

#2e2d2e

#171717

Tints

Color #8a888b mixed toward white.

#9d9c9e

#b1b0b2

#c4c3c5

#d8d7d8

#ebebec

Tones

Color #8a888b mixed toward gray.

#8a888b

#8a888a

#8a898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898a · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#89898a · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a888b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a888b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a888b (#8a888b) is rgb(138, 136, 139) in RGB.

No, #8a888b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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