#8c7b9a

Color #8c7b9a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 15.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7b9a

RGB

rgb(140, 123, 154)

HSL

hsl(272.9, 13.3%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.9, 20.1%, 60.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 20.1%, 0%, 39.6%)

LAB

lab(54.11, 12.66, -14.25)

LCH

lch(54.11, 19.06, 311.62)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0501, 309.57)

HWB

hwb(272.9, 48.2%, 39.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899a7b

Analogous

#7c7b9a

#8c7b9a

#9a7b98

Triadic

#8c7b9a

#9a8c7b

#7b9a8c

Split-complementary

#8c7b9a

#989a7b

#7b9a7c

Tetradic

#8c7b9a

#9a7b89

#899a7b

#7b9a8c

Square

#8c7b9a

#9a7c7b

#899a7b

#7b989a

Shades

Color #8c7b9a mixed toward black.

#756483

#5d5069

#463c4e

#2f2834

#17141a

Tints

Color #8c7b9a mixed toward white.

#9f91ab

#b2a7bc

#c5bdcc

#d9d3dd

#ece9ee

Tones

Color #8c7b9a mixed toward gray.

#8c7e97

#8b8095

#8b8392

#8b8590

#8b888d

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

#858593 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#868792 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#8b8e8c · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7b9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7b9a]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8c7b9a (#8c7b9a) is rgb(140, 123, 154) in RGB.

No, #8c7b9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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