#8a828f

Color #8a828f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8a828f

RGB

rgb(138, 130, 143)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 5.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 9.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(55.43, 5.57, -5.9)

LCH

lch(55.43, 8.11, 313.35)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0214, 312.72)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 51%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878f82

Analogous

#83828f

#8a828f

#8f828d

Triadic

#8a828f

#8f8a82

#828f8a

Split-complementary

#8a828f

#8d8f82

#828f83

Tetradic

#8a828f

#8f8287

#878f82

#828f8a

Square

#8a828f

#8f8382

#878f82

#828d8f

Shades

Color #8a828f mixed toward black.

#736b78

#5c5660

#454048

#2e2b30

#171518

Tints

Color #8a828f mixed toward white.

#9d97a2

#b1acb4

#c4c0c7

#d8d5da

#ebeaec

Tones

Color #8a828f mixed toward gray.

#8a838e

#89848d

#89858c

#89868b

#89878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878c · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#87888b · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8a8a89 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a828f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a828f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a828f (#8a828f) is rgb(138, 130, 143) in RGB.

No, #8a828f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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