#8b7c8a

Color #8b7c8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7c8a

RGB

rgb(139, 124, 138)

HSL

hsl(304, 6.1%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304, 10.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 0.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(53.75, 8.39, -5.48)

LCH

lch(53.75, 10.02, 326.85)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0274, 328.11)

HWB

hwb(304, 48.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c8b7d

Analogous

#857c8b

#8b7c8a

#8b7c83

Triadic

#8b7c8a

#8a8b7c

#7c8a8b

Split-complementary

#8b7c8a

#838b7c

#7c8b85

Tetradic

#8b7c8a

#8b7d7c

#7c8b7d

#7c8a8b

Square

#8b7c8a

#8b857c

#7c8b7d

#7c838b

Shades

Color #8b7c8a mixed toward black.

#746773

#5d525c

#463e45

#2f292e

#171517

Tints

Color #8b7c8a mixed toward white.

#9e929e

#b2a8b1

#c5bec5

#d8d3d8

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8b7c8a mixed toward gray.

#8a7d89

#897f88

#878087

#868186

#858285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858587 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#868786 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#8a8484 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7c8a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b7c8a (#8b7c8a) is rgb(139, 124, 138) in RGB.

No, #8b7c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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