#8c8297

Color #8c8297

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8297

RGB

rgb(140, 130, 151)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 9.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 13.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(55.86, 7.95, -9.87)

LCH

lch(55.86, 12.67, 308.85)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0331, 306.9)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 51%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9782

Analogous

#828297

#8c8297

#978297

Triadic

#8c8297

#978c82

#82978c

Split-complementary

#8c8297

#979782

#829782

Tetradic

#8c8297

#97828d

#8d9782

#82978c

Square

#8c8297

#978282

#8d9782

#829797

Shades

Color #8c8297 mixed toward black.

#756a80

#5d5566

#46404d

#2f2b33

#17151a

Tints

Color #8c8297 mixed toward white.

#9f97a8

#b2acba

#c6c0cb

#d9d5dc

#eceaee

Tones

Color #8c8297 mixed toward gray.

#8c8495

#8c8594

#8c8792

#8c8990

#8c8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#888892 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#888991 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#8c8e8e · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8297;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8297]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c8297 (#8c8297) is rgb(140, 130, 151) in RGB.

No, #8c8297 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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