#8b828f

Color #8b828f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b828f

RGB

rgb(139, 130, 143)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 5.5%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 9.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 9.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(55.52, 5.93, -5.76)

LCH

lch(55.52, 8.27, 315.83)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0219, 315.74)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 51%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#868f82

Analogous

#84828f

#8b828f

#8f828c

Triadic

#8b828f

#8f8b82

#828f8b

Split-complementary

#8b828f

#8c8f82

#828f84

Tetradic

#8b828f

#8f8286

#868f82

#828f8b

Square

#8b828f

#8f8482

#868f82

#828c8f

Shades

Color #8b828f mixed toward black.

#746b78

#5d5660

#464048

#2e2b30

#171518

Tints

Color #8b828f mixed toward white.

#9e97a2

#b2acb4

#c5c0c7

#d8d5da

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8b828f mixed toward gray.

#8b838e

#8a848d

#8a858c

#89868b

#89878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878c · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#88888b · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#8b8a89 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b828f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b828f]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8b828f (#8b828f) is rgb(139, 130, 143) in RGB.

No, #8b828f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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