#8c8693

Color #8c8693

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8c8693

RGB

rgb(140, 134, 147)

HSL

hsl(267.7, 5.7%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.7, 8.8%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(56.81, 4.81, -6.14)

LCH

lch(56.81, 7.8, 308.07)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0204, 306.42)

HWB

hwb(267.7, 52.5%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d9386

Analogous

#868693

#8c8693

#938693

Triadic

#8c8693

#938c86

#86938c

Split-complementary

#8c8693

#939386

#869386

Tetradic

#8c8693

#93868d

#8d9386

#86938c

Square

#8c8693

#938686

#8d9386

#869393

Shades

Color #8c8693 mixed toward black.

#756e7c

#5d5863

#46424a

#2f2c32

#171619

Tints

Color #8c8693 mixed toward white.

#9f9aa5

#b2aeb7

#c6c2c9

#d9d7db

#ecebed

Tones

Color #8c8693 mixed toward gray.

#8c8792

#8c8891

#8c8990

#8c8a8f

#8c8b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898990 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#8a8a8f · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8c8e8d · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c8693;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c8693]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c8693 (#8c8693) is rgb(140, 134, 147) in RGB.

No, #8c8693 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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