#8b788b

Color #8b788b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b788b

RGB

rgb(139, 120, 139)

HSL

hsl(300, 7.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 13.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.71, 10.92, -7.6)

LCH

lch(52.71, 13.3, 325.16)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0363, 326)

HWB

hwb(300, 47.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788b78

Analogous

#82788b

#8b788b

#8b7882

Triadic

#8b788b

#8b8b78

#788b8b

Split-complementary

#8b788b

#828b78

#788b82

Tetradic

#8b788b

#8b7878

#788b78

#788b8b

Square

#8b788b

#8b8278

#788b78

#78828b

Shades

Color #8b788b mixed toward black.

#746474

#5d505d

#463c46

#2e282e

#171417

Tints

Color #8b788b mixed toward white.

#9e8f9e

#b2a5b2

#c5bcc5

#d8d2d8

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8b788b mixed toward gray.

#897a89

#887b88

#867d86

#857e85

#838083

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838387 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#848686 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#8a8382 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b788b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b788b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b788b (#8b788b) is rgb(139, 120, 139) in RGB.

No, #8b788b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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