#8b878d

Color #8b878d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b878d

RGB

rgb(139, 135, 141)

HSL

hsl(280, 2.6%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 4.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 4.3%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(56.82, 2.66, -2.68)

LCH

lch(56.82, 3.78, 314.79)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.01, 314.59)

HWB

hwb(280, 52.9%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#898d87

Analogous

#88878d

#8b878d

#8d878c

Triadic

#8b878d

#8d8b87

#878d8b

Split-complementary

#8b878d

#8c8d87

#878d88

Tetradic

#8b878d

#8d8789

#898d87

#878d8b

Square

#8b878d

#8d8887

#898d87

#878c8d

Shades

Color #8b878d mixed toward black.

#747076

#5d5a5e

#464347

#2e2d2f

#171618

Tints

Color #8b878d mixed toward white.

#9e9ba0

#b2afb3

#c5c3c6

#d8d7d9

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8b878d mixed toward gray.

#8b878c

#8b888c

#8a888b

#8a898b

#8a898a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898c · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#8b8a8a · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b878d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b878d]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8b878d (#8b878d) is rgb(139, 135, 141) in RGB.

No, #8b878d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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