#8f84a0

Color #8f84a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f84a0

RGB

rgb(143, 132, 160)

HSL

hsl(263.6, 12.8%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.6, 17.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 17.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(56.96, 9.78, -13.38)

LCH

lch(56.96, 16.57, 306.16)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0432, 303.1)

HWB

hwb(263.6, 51.8%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a084

Analogous

#8487a0

#8f84a0

#9d84a0

Triadic

#8f84a0

#a08f84

#84a08f

Split-complementary

#8f84a0

#a09d84

#87a084

Tetradic

#8f84a0

#a08495

#95a084

#84a08f

Square

#8f84a0

#a08487

#95a084

#84a09d

Shades

Color #8f84a0 mixed toward black.

#766a89

#5f556e

#474052

#2f2a37

#18151b

Tints

Color #8f84a0 mixed toward white.

#a299b0

#b4adc0

#c7c2d0

#dad6df

#ecebef

Tones

Color #8f84a0 mixed toward gray.

#90879e

#90899b

#918b99

#918d97

#929094

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a9a · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#8b8c98 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#8e9594 · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f84a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f84a0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8f84a0 (#8f84a0) is rgb(143, 132, 160) in RGB.

No, #8f84a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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