#8c7c98

Color #8c7c98

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7c98

RGB

rgb(140, 124, 152)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 12%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 18.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 18.4%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(54.3, 11.64, -12.79)

LCH

lch(54.3, 17.29, 312.3)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0455, 310.63)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 48.6%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88987c

Analogous

#7e7c98

#8c7c98

#987c96

Triadic

#8c7c98

#988c7c

#7c988c

Split-complementary

#8c7c98

#96987c

#7c987e

Tetradic

#8c7c98

#987c88

#88987c

#7c988c

Square

#8c7c98

#987e7c

#88987c

#7c9698

Shades

Color #8c7c98 mixed toward black.

#756581

#5e5167

#463d4d

#2f2834

#17141a

Tints

Color #8c7c98 mixed toward white.

#9f92a9

#b2a8ba

#c5bdcc

#d9d3dd

#ece9ee

Tones

Color #8c7c98 mixed toward gray.

#8c7e96

#8b8193

#8b8391

#8b858f

#8a888c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858592 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#868790 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#8b8d8c · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7c98]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c7c98 (#8c7c98) is rgb(140, 124, 152) in RGB.

No, #8c7c98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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