#8c808e

Color #8c808e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c808e

RGB

rgb(140, 128, 142)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 5.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 9.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 9.9%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(55.04, 7.25, -5.88)

LCH

lch(55.04, 9.33, 320.96)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.0251, 321.3)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 50.2%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828e80

Analogous

#85808e

#8c808e

#8e8089

Triadic

#8c808e

#8e8c80

#808e8c

Split-complementary

#8c808e

#898e80

#808e85

Tetradic

#8c808e

#8e8082

#828e80

#808e8c

Square

#8c808e

#8e8580

#828e80

#80898e

Shades

Color #8c808e mixed toward black.

#756a77

#5e555f

#464047

#2f2a30

#171518

Tints

Color #8c808e mixed toward white.

#9f95a1

#b2aab4

#c5bfc6

#d9d5d9

#eceaec

Tones

Color #8c808e mixed toward gray.

#8b818d

#8a828c

#89838a

#898589

#888688

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#87878b · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#88898a · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#8b8888 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c808e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c808e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c808e (#8c808e) is rgb(140, 128, 142) in RGB.

No, #8c808e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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