#8e8099

Color #8e8099

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8099

RGB

rgb(142, 128, 153)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 10.9%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 16.3%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 16.3%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(55.57, 10.24, -11.44)

LCH

lch(55.57, 15.35, 311.83)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0404, 310.28)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 50.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9980

Analogous

#828099

#8e8099

#998097

Triadic

#8e8099

#998e80

#80998e

Split-complementary

#8e8099

#979980

#809982

Tetradic

#8e8099

#99808b

#8b9980

#80998e

Square

#8e8099

#998280

#8b9980

#809799

Shades

Color #8e8099 mixed toward black.

#776882

#5f5368

#473f4e

#2f2a34

#18151a

Tints

Color #8e8099 mixed toward white.

#a195aa

#b4aabb

#c7c0cc

#d9d5dd

#eceaee

Tones

Color #8e8099 mixed toward gray.

#8e8297

#8e8495

#8d8693

#8d8891

#8d8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888893 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#898a92 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#8d8f8e · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8099;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8099]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8e8099 (#8e8099) is rgb(142, 128, 153) in RGB.

No, #8e8099 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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