#8c8493

Color #8c8493

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8493

RGB

rgb(140, 132, 147)

HSL

hsl(272, 6.5%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 10.2%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 10.2%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(56.27, 5.96, -6.94)

LCH

lch(56.27, 9.15, 310.66)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0241, 309.44)

HWB

hwb(272, 51.8%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9384

Analogous

#848493

#8c8493

#938492

Triadic

#8c8493

#938c84

#84938c

Split-complementary

#8c8493

#929384

#849384

Tetradic

#8c8493

#93848b

#8b9384

#84938c

Square

#8c8493

#938484

#8b9384

#849293

Shades

Color #8c8493 mixed toward black.

#756d7c

#5d5763

#46414a

#2f2b32

#171619

Tints

Color #8c8493 mixed toward white.

#9f98a5

#b2adb7

#c5c1c9

#d9d6db

#eceaed

Tones

Color #8c8493 mixed toward gray.

#8c8592

#8c8690

#8c888f

#8c898e

#8c8a8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898990 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#898a8f · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#8c8d8c · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8493;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8493]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8c8493 (#8c8493) is rgb(140, 132, 147) in RGB.

No, #8c8493 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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