#8b888d

Color #8b888d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.68 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b888d

RGB

rgb(139, 136, 141)

HSL

hsl(276, 2.1%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 3.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 3.5%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(57.1, 2.09, -2.28)

LCH

lch(57.1, 3.09, 312.51)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0081, 312.51)

HWB

hwb(276, 53.3%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8d88

Analogous

#89888d

#8b888d

#8d888c

Triadic

#8b888d

#8d8b88

#888d8b

Split-complementary

#8b888d

#8c8d88

#888d89

Tetradic

#8b888d

#8d888a

#8a8d88

#888d8b

Square

#8b888d

#8d8988

#8a8d88

#888c8d

Shades

Color #8b888d mixed toward black.

#747176

#5d5a5e

#464447

#2e2d2f

#171718

Tints

Color #8b888d mixed toward white.

#9e9ca0

#b2b0b3

#c5c4c6

#d8d7d9

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8b888d mixed toward gray.

#8b888d

#8b898c

#8b8a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8c · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8c · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b888d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b888d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b888d (#8b888d) is rgb(139, 136, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b888d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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