#8c8491

Color #8c8491

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8491

RGB

rgb(140, 132, 145)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 5.6%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 9%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 9%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(56.21, 5.55, -5.88)

LCH

lch(56.21, 8.09, 313.35)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0214, 312.72)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 51.8%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899184

Analogous

#858491

#8c8491

#91848f

Triadic

#8c8491

#918c84

#84918c

Split-complementary

#8c8491

#8f9184

#849185

Tetradic

#8c8491

#918489

#899184

#84918c

Square

#8c8491

#918584

#899184

#848f91

Shades

Color #8c8491 mixed toward black.

#756d7a

#5d5761

#464149

#2f2c31

#171618

Tints

Color #8c8491 mixed toward white.

#9f98a3

#b2adb6

#c5c1c8

#d9d6da

#eceaed

Tones

Color #8c8491 mixed toward gray.

#8c8590

#8b868f

#8b878e

#8b888d

#8b898c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898e · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#898a8d · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#8c8c8b · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8491;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8491]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c8491 (#8c8491) is rgb(140, 132, 145) in RGB.

No, #8c8491 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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