#8e7d8b

Color #8e7d8b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7d8b

RGB

rgb(142, 125, 139)

HSL

hsl(310.6, 7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.6, 12%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 2.1%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(54.33, 9.12, -5.17)

LCH

lch(54.33, 10.48, 330.45)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.029, 331.85)

HWB

hwb(310.6, 49%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d8e80

Analogous

#897d8e

#8e7d8b

#8e7d83

Triadic

#8e7d8b

#8b8e7d

#7d8b8e

Split-complementary

#8e7d8b

#838e7d

#7d8e89

Tetradic

#8e7d8b

#8e807d

#7d8e80

#7d8b8e

Square

#8e7d8b

#8e897d

#7d8e80

#7d838e

Shades

Color #8e7d8b mixed toward black.

#776874

#5f535d

#473e46

#30292f

#181517

Tints

Color #8e7d8b mixed toward white.

#a1939e

#b4a8b2

#c7bec5

#d9d4d8

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8e7d8b mixed toward gray.

#8d7f8a

#8b8089

#8a8188

#888387

#878487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#878788 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#888987 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#8d8585 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7d8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7d8b]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8e7d8b (#8e7d8b) is rgb(142, 125, 139) in RGB.

No, #8e7d8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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