#8b898d

Color #8b898d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.49 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b898d

RGB

rgb(139, 137, 141)

HSL

hsl(270, 1.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(57.37, 1.53, -1.87)

LCH

lch(57.37, 2.42, 309.29)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0063, 307.95)

HWB

hwb(270, 53.7%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b8d89

Analogous

#89898d

#8b898d

#8d898d

Triadic

#8b898d

#8d8b89

#898d8b

Split-complementary

#8b898d

#8d8d89

#898d89

Tetradic

#8b898d

#8d898b

#8b8d89

#898d8b

Square

#8b898d

#8d8989

#8b8d89

#898d8d

Shades

Color #8b898d mixed toward black.

#747276

#5d5b5e

#454447

#2e2e2f

#171718

Tints

Color #8b898d mixed toward white.

#9e9da0

#b2b0b3

#c5c4c6

#d8d8d9

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8b898d mixed toward gray.

#8b898d

#8b8a8c

#8b8b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8c · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8c · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b898d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b898d]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b898d (#8b898d) is rgb(139, 137, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b898d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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