#8a687c

Color #8a687c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a687c

RGB

rgb(138, 104, 124)

HSL

hsl(324.7, 14%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324.7, 24.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 10.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(47.96, 17.04, -5.82)

LCH

lch(47.96, 18.01, 341.14)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.0519, 342.86)

HWB

hwb(324.7, 40.8%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#688a76

Analogous

#87688a

#8a687c

#8a686b

Triadic

#8a687c

#7c8a68

#687c8a

Split-complementary

#8a687c

#6b8a68

#688a87

Tetradic

#8a687c

#8a7668

#688a76

#687c8a

Square

#8a687c

#8a8768

#688a76

#686b8a

Shades

Color #8a687c mixed toward black.

#735767

#5c4553

#45343e

#2e2329

#171115

Tints

Color #8a687c mixed toward white.

#9f8092

#b299a8

#c5b3be

#d9ccd3

#ece6e9

Tones

Color #8a687c mixed toward gray.

#876b7c

#846e7b

#82717b

#7f737a

#7c767a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7c78 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#7f8176 · ΔE 25

Tritanopia

#897473 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a687c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a687c]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#8a687c (#8a687c) is rgb(138, 104, 124) in RGB.

No, #8a687c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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