#8b7c94

Color #8b7c94

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7c94

RGB

rgb(139, 124, 148)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 10.1%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 16.2%, 58%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 16.2%, 0%, 42%)

LAB

lab(54.07, 10.44, -10.82)

LCH

lch(54.07, 15.04, 313.98)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0397, 312.86)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 48.6%, 42%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85947c

Analogous

#7f7c94

#8b7c94

#947c91

Triadic

#8b7c94

#948b7c

#7c948b

Split-complementary

#8b7c94

#91947c

#7c947f

Tetradic

#8b7c94

#947c85

#85947c

#7c948b

Square

#8b7c94

#947f7c

#85947c

#7c9194

Shades

Color #8b7c94 mixed toward black.

#74667d

#5d5164

#463d4b

#2e2932

#171419

Tints

Color #8b7c94 mixed toward white.

#9e92a6

#b2a8b8

#c5bdc9

#d8d3db

#ece9ed

Tones

Color #8b7c94 mixed toward gray.

#8a7e92

#8a8090

#89828e

#89848c

#88868a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85858f · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#86878d · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#8a8a89 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7c94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7c94]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b7c94 (#8b7c94) is rgb(139, 124, 148) in RGB.

No, #8b7c94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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