#8b898c

Color #8b898c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 4.2 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b898c

RGB

rgb(139, 137, 140)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 2.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 2.1%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(57.34, 1.33, -1.34)

LCH

lch(57.34, 1.89, 314.79)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0049, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 53.7%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8c89

Analogous

#89898c

#8b898c

#8c898b

Triadic

#8b898c

#8c8b89

#898c8b

Split-complementary

#8b898c

#8b8c89

#898c89

Tetradic

#8b898c

#8c898a

#8a8c89

#898c8b

Square

#8b898c

#8c8989

#8a8c89

#898b8c

Shades

Color #8b898c mixed toward black.

#747275

#5d5b5e

#464446

#2e2e2f

#171717

Tints

Color #8b898c mixed toward white.

#9e9d9f

#b2b0b2

#c5c4c5

#d8d8d9

#ecebec

Tones

Color #8b898c mixed toward gray.

#8b898c

#8b898b

#8b8a8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8b · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 2.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b898c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b898c]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8b898c (#8b898c) is rgb(139, 137, 140) in RGB.

No, #8b898c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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