#8c7d9c

Color #8c7d9c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c7d9c

RGB

rgb(140, 125, 156)

HSL

hsl(269, 13.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 19.9%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(54.7, 11.93, -14.51)

LCH

lch(54.7, 18.78, 309.43)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0491, 306.89)

HWB

hwb(269, 49%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9c7d

Analogous

#7d7e9c

#8c7d9c

#9b7d9c

Triadic

#8c7d9c

#9c8c7d

#7d9c8c

Split-complementary

#8c7d9c

#9c9b7d

#7e9c7d

Tetradic

#8c7d9c

#9c7d8d

#8d9c7d

#7d9c8c

Square

#8c7d9c

#9c7d7e

#8d9c7d

#7d9c9b

Shades

Color #8c7d9c mixed toward black.

#756585

#5d516a

#463d50

#2f2935

#17141b

Tints

Color #8c7d9c mixed toward white.

#9f93ac

#b2a8bd

#c5becd

#d9d4de

#ece9ee

Tones

Color #8c7d9c mixed toward gray.

#8c8099

#8c8297

#8c8594

#8c8792

#8c8a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868695 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#878894 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8b908e · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 15.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c7d9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c7d9c]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c7d9c (#8c7d9c) is rgb(140, 125, 156) in RGB.

No, #8c7d9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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