#8b7c8d

Color #8b7c8d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 11.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7c8d

RGB

rgb(139, 124, 141)

HSL

hsl(292.9, 6.9%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.9, 12.1%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 12.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(53.84, 8.99, -7.09)

LCH

lch(53.84, 11.45, 321.74)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0309, 322.24)

HWB

hwb(292.9, 48.6%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8d7c

Analogous

#837c8d

#8b7c8d

#8d7c87

Triadic

#8b7c8d

#8d8b7c

#7c8d8b

Split-complementary

#8b7c8d

#878d7c

#7c8d83

Tetradic

#8b7c8d

#8d7c7e

#7e8d7c

#7c8d8b

Square

#8b7c8d

#8d837c

#7e8d7c

#7c878d

Shades

Color #8b7c8d mixed toward black.

#746776

#5d525e

#463e47

#2f292f

#171518

Tints

Color #8b7c8d mixed toward white.

#9e92a0

#b2a8b3

#c5bec6

#d8d3d9

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8b7c8d mixed toward gray.

#8a7e8c

#897f8a

#888089

#878287

#868386

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#858589 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#868788 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#8a8685 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7c8d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b7c8d (#8b7c8d) is rgb(139, 124, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b7c8d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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