#8d8990

Color #8d8990

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8d8990

RGB

rgb(141, 137, 144)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 3.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 4.9%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 4.9%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(57.62, 2.86, -3.2)

LCH

lch(57.62, 4.29, 311.79)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0113, 311.04)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 53.7%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9089

Analogous

#898990

#8d8990

#908990

Triadic

#8d8990

#908d89

#89908d

Split-complementary

#8d8990

#909089

#899089

Tetradic

#8d8990

#90898c

#8c9089

#89908d

Square

#8d8990

#908989

#8c9089

#899090

Shades

Color #8d8990 mixed toward black.

#767179

#5e5b61

#474448

#2f2d30

#181718

Tints

Color #8d8990 mixed toward white.

#a09da3

#b3b0b5

#c6c4c8

#d9d8da

#ecebed

Tones

Color #8d8990 mixed toward gray.

#8d8a8f

#8d8b8e

#8d8c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8e · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#8c8c8e · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d8990;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d8990]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d8990 (#8d8990) is rgb(141, 137, 144) in RGB.

No, #8d8990 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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