#8e8997

Color #8e8997

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e8997

RGB

rgb(142, 137, 151)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 6.3%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 9.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(57.92, 4.64, -6.78)

LCH

lch(57.92, 8.22, 304.39)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0213, 301.98)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 53.7%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929789

Analogous

#898b97

#8e8997

#958997

Triadic

#8e8997

#978e89

#89978e

Split-complementary

#8e8997

#979589

#8b9789

Tetradic

#8e8997

#978992

#929789

#89978e

Square

#8e8997

#97898b

#929789

#899795

Shades

Color #8e8997 mixed toward black.

#767080

#5e5a66

#47434d

#2f2d33

#18161a

Tints

Color #8e8997 mixed toward white.

#a19da8

#b4b0ba

#c7c4cb

#d9d8dc

#ecebee

Tones

Color #8e8997 mixed toward gray.

#8e8a96

#8f8b95

#8f8d94

#8f8e92

#908f91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c94 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#8c8d93 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#8e9191 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e8997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e8997]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#8e8997 (#8e8997) is rgb(142, 137, 151) in RGB.

No, #8e8997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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