#8b7793

Color #8b7793

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8b7793

RGB

rgb(139, 119, 147)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 11.5%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 19%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.4%, 19%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(52.72, 13.15, -12.27)

LCH

lch(52.72, 17.99, 316.98)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.0479, 316.27)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 46.7%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f9377

Analogous

#7d7793

#8b7793

#93778d

Triadic

#8b7793

#938b77

#77938b

Split-complementary

#8b7793

#8d9377

#77937d

Tetradic

#8b7793

#93777f

#7f9377

#77938b

Square

#8b7793

#937d77

#7f9377

#778d93

Shades

Color #8b7793 mixed toward black.

#74627c

#5d4f63

#463b4a

#2f2731

#171419

Tints

Color #8b7793 mixed toward white.

#9e8ea5

#b2a4b7

#c5bbc9

#d8d2db

#ece8ed

Tones

Color #8b7793 mixed toward gray.

#8a7991

#897c8e

#887e8c

#87808a

#868387

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#83838d · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#84858b · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#8a8887 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7793;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7793]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8b7793 (#8b7793) is rgb(139, 119, 147) in RGB.

No, #8b7793 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8b7793, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast