#8c8391

Color #8c8391

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8391

RGB

rgb(140, 131, 145)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 6%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 9.7%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 9.7%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(55.94, 6.13, -6.28)

LCH

lch(55.94, 8.78, 314.31)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0232, 313.6)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 51.4%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#889183

Analogous

#858391

#8c8391

#91838f

Triadic

#8c8391

#918c83

#83918c

Split-complementary

#8c8391

#8f9183

#839185

Tetradic

#8c8391

#918388

#889183

#83918c

Square

#8c8391

#918583

#889183

#838f91

Shades

Color #8c8391 mixed toward black.

#756c7a

#5e5661

#464149

#2f2b31

#171618

Tints

Color #8c8391 mixed toward white.

#9f98a3

#b2acb6

#c5c1c8

#d9d6da

#eceaed

Tones

Color #8c8391 mixed toward gray.

#8c8490

#8b858f

#8b868d

#8b888c

#8a898b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888e · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#89898d · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#8c8b8b · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8391;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8391]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c8391 (#8c8391) is rgb(140, 131, 145) in RGB.

No, #8c8391 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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