#8a888e

Color #8a888e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.93 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a888e

RGB

rgb(138, 136, 142)

HSL

hsl(260, 2.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 4.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 4.2%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(57.04, 1.93, -2.94)

LCH

lch(57.04, 3.52, 303.28)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0091, 301.07)

HWB

hwb(260, 53.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c8e88

Analogous

#88898e

#8a888e

#8d888e

Triadic

#8a888e

#8e8a88

#888e8a

Split-complementary

#8a888e

#8e8d88

#898e88

Tetradic

#8a888e

#8e888c

#8c8e88

#888e8a

Square

#8a888e

#8e8889

#8c8e88

#888e8d

Shades

Color #8a888e mixed toward black.

#737177

#5c5a5f

#454447

#2e2d30

#171718

Tints

Color #8a888e mixed toward white.

#9d9ca1

#b1b0b4

#c4c3c6

#d8d7d9

#ebebec

Tones

Color #8a888e mixed toward gray.

#8a888d

#8a898d

#8a898c

#8b8a8c

#8b8a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898d · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#89898c · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#8a8b8b · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a888e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a888e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#8a888e (#8a888e) is rgb(138, 136, 142) in RGB.

No, #8a888e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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