#8a858f

Color #8a858f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 6.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a858f

RGB

rgb(138, 133, 143)

HSL

hsl(270, 4.3%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 7%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 7%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(56.25, 3.84, -4.69)

LCH

lch(56.25, 6.06, 309.31)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0159, 308.1)

HWB

hwb(270, 52.2%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8f85

Analogous

#85858f

#8a858f

#8f858f

Triadic

#8a858f

#8f8a85

#858f8a

Split-complementary

#8a858f

#8f8f85

#858f85

Tetradic

#8a858f

#8f858a

#8a8f85

#858f8a

Square

#8a858f

#8f8585

#8a8f85

#858f8f

Shades

Color #8a858f mixed toward black.

#736e78

#5c5860

#454248

#2e2c30

#171618

Tints

Color #8a858f mixed toward white.

#9d99a2

#b1aeb4

#c4c2c7

#d8d6da

#ebebec

Tones

Color #8a858f mixed toward gray.

#8a868e

#8a878d

#8a878c

#8a888c

#8a898b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#88888d · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#88898c · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#8a8b8a · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a858f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a858f]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a858f (#8a858f) is rgb(138, 133, 143) in RGB.

No, #8a858f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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