#8d8393

Color #8d8393

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8d8393

RGB

rgb(141, 131, 147)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 6.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 10.9%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 10.9%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(56.09, 6.9, -7.2)

LCH

lch(56.09, 9.97, 313.78)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.0264, 313)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 51.4%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899383

Analogous

#858393

#8d8393

#938391

Triadic

#8d8393

#938d83

#83938d

Split-complementary

#8d8393

#919383

#839385

Tetradic

#8d8393

#938389

#899383

#83938d

Square

#8d8393

#938583

#899383

#839193

Shades

Color #8d8393 mixed toward black.

#766c7c

#5e5663

#47414a

#2f2b32

#181619

Tints

Color #8d8393 mixed toward white.

#a098a5

#b3acb7

#c6c1c9

#d9d6db

#eceaed

Tones

Color #8d8393 mixed toward gray.

#8d8492

#8c8690

#8c878f

#8c888e

#8b8a8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#89898f · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#898a8e · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#8d8c8c · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8393;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8393]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d8393 (#8d8393) is rgb(141, 131, 147) in RGB.

No, #8d8393 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8d8393, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast