#8d8098

Color #8d8098

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8098

RGB

rgb(141, 128, 152)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 10.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 15.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 15.8%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(55.45, 9.67, -11.05)

LCH

lch(55.45, 14.68, 311.19)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0386, 309.54)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 50.2%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9880

Analogous

#818098

#8d8098

#988097

Triadic

#8d8098

#988d80

#80988d

Split-complementary

#8d8098

#979880

#809881

Tetradic

#8d8098

#98808b

#8b9880

#80988d

Square

#8d8098

#988180

#8b9880

#809798

Shades

Color #8d8098 mixed toward black.

#766981

#5e5467

#473f4d

#2f2a34

#18151a

Tints

Color #8d8098 mixed toward white.

#a095a9

#b3aaba

#c6c0cb

#d9d5dd

#eceaee

Tones

Color #8d8098 mixed toward gray.

#8d8296

#8d8494

#8c8692

#8c8890

#8c8a8e

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

#888793 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#888991 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#8c8e8d · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8098;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8098]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8d8098 (#8d8098) is rgb(141, 128, 152) in RGB.

No, #8d8098 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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