#827a8e

Color #827a8e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#827a8e

RGB

rgb(130, 122, 142)

HSL

hsl(264, 8.1%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 14.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(52.53, 7.11, -9.72)

LCH

lch(52.53, 12.04, 306.18)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0315, 303.59)

HWB

hwb(264, 47.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868e7a

Analogous

#7a7c8e

#827a8e

#8c7a8e

Triadic

#827a8e

#8e827a

#7a8e82

Split-complementary

#827a8e

#8e8c7a

#7c8e7a

Tetradic

#827a8e

#8e7a86

#868e7a

#7a8e82

Square

#827a8e

#8e7a7c

#868e7a

#7a8e8c

Shades

Color #827a8e mixed toward black.

#6c6577

#57515f

#413d47

#2b2830

#161418

Tints

Color #827a8e mixed toward white.

#9790a1

#aca6b4

#c1bdc7

#d5d3d9

#eae9ec

Tones

Color #827a8e mixed toward gray.

#827c8c

#837d8b

#837f89

#838187

#848286

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f89 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#7f8088 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#828685 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #827a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#827a8e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#827a8e (#827a8e) is rgb(130, 122, 142) in RGB.

No, #827a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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