#8d7e9f

Color #8d7e9f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d7e9f

RGB

rgb(141, 126, 159)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 14.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 20.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 20.8%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(55.16, 12.35, -15.54)

LCH

lch(55.16, 19.85, 308.47)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0518, 305.5)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 49.4%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#909f7e

Analogous

#7e809f

#8d7e9f

#9e7e9f

Triadic

#8d7e9f

#9f8d7e

#7e9f8d

Split-complementary

#8d7e9f

#9f9e7e

#809f7e

Tetradic

#8d7e9f

#9f7e90

#909f7e

#7e9f8d

Square

#8d7e9f

#9f7e80

#909f7e

#7e9f9e

Shades

Color #8d7e9f mixed toward black.

#756588

#5e516d

#463d52

#2f2936

#17141b

Tints

Color #8d7e9f mixed toward white.

#a094af

#b3a9bf

#c6bfcf

#d9d4df

#eceaef

Tones

Color #8d7e9f mixed toward gray.

#8d819c

#8e849a

#8e8697

#8e8994

#8e8c91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878798 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#888996 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8c9291 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d7e9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d7e9f]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d7e9f (#8d7e9f) is rgb(141, 126, 159) in RGB.

No, #8d7e9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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