#8a7f9a

Color #8a7f9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7f9a

RGB

rgb(138, 127, 154)

HSL

hsl(264.4, 11.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.4, 17.5%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 17.5%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(54.98, 9.63, -12.94)

LCH

lch(54.98, 16.13, 306.66)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.042, 303.65)

HWB

hwb(264.4, 49.8%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9a7f

Analogous

#7f829a

#8a7f9a

#977f9a

Triadic

#8a7f9a

#9a8a7f

#7f9a8a

Split-complementary

#8a7f9a

#9a977f

#829a7f

Tetradic

#8a7f9a

#9a7f8f

#8f9a7f

#7f9a8a

Square

#8a7f9a

#9a7f82

#8f9a7f

#7f9a97

Shades

Color #8a7f9a mixed toward black.

#736783

#5c5369

#453e4f

#2e2934

#17151a

Tints

Color #8a7f9a mixed toward white.

#9d94ab

#b1aabc

#c4bfcd

#d8d4dd

#ebeaee

Tones

Color #8a7f9a mixed toward gray.

#8a8198

#8b8396

#8b8693

#8c8891

#8c8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858594 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#868793 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#898f8e · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7f9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7f9a]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#8a7f9a (#8a7f9a) is rgb(138, 127, 154) in RGB.

No, #8a7f9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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