#8c7fa2

Color #8c7fa2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7fa2

RGB

rgb(140, 127, 162)

HSL

hsl(262.3, 15.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.3, 21.6%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(55.44, 12.09, -16.85)

LCH

lch(55.44, 20.74, 305.66)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.054, 301.75)

HWB

hwb(262.3, 49.8%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a27f

Analogous

#7f84a2

#8c7fa2

#9e7fa2

Triadic

#8c7fa2

#a28c7f

#7fa28c

Split-complementary

#8c7fa2

#a29e7f

#84a27f

Tetradic

#8c7fa2

#a27f95

#95a27f

#7fa28c

Square

#8c7fa2

#a27f84

#95a27f

#7fa29e

Shades

Color #8c7fa2 mixed toward black.

#74658c

#5c5170

#453d54

#2e2938

#17141c

Tints

Color #8c7fa2 mixed toward white.

#9f94b2

#b2aac1

#c6bfd1

#d9d4e0

#eceaf0

Tones

Color #8c7fa2 mixed toward gray.

#8d829f

#8e859c

#8e8899

#8f8b96

#908e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87869a · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#878899 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#8b9493 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7fa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7fa2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8c7fa2 (#8c7fa2) is rgb(140, 127, 162) in RGB.

No, #8c7fa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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