#8d878f

Color #8d878f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d878f

RGB

rgb(141, 135, 143)

HSL

hsl(285, 3.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 5.6%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 5.6%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(57.05, 3.79, -3.47)

LCH

lch(57.05, 5.14, 317.52)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0137, 317.67)

HWB

hwb(285, 52.9%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898f87

Analogous

#89878f

#8d878f

#8f878d

Triadic

#8d878f

#8f8d87

#878f8d

Split-complementary

#8d878f

#8d8f87

#878f89

Tetradic

#8d878f

#8f8789

#898f87

#878f8d

Square

#8d878f

#8f8987

#898f87

#878d8f

Shades

Color #8d878f mixed toward black.

#767078

#5e5960

#474348

#2f2d30

#181618

Tints

Color #8d878f mixed toward white.

#a09ba2

#b3afb4

#c6c3c7

#d9d7da

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8d878f mixed toward gray.

#8d888e

#8c888e

#8c898d

#8c8a8c

#8b8a8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8d · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8b8d · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#8d8c8b · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d878f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d878f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#8d878f (#8d878f) is rgb(141, 135, 143) in RGB.

No, #8d878f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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