#8f798f

Color #8f798f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8f798f

RGB

rgb(143, 121, 143)

HSL

hsl(300, 8.9%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 15.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(53.49, 12.6, -8.74)

LCH

lch(53.49, 15.33, 325.25)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0418, 326.12)

HWB

hwb(300, 47.5%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798f79

Analogous

#84798f

#8f798f

#8f7984

Triadic

#8f798f

#8f8f79

#798f8f

Split-complementary

#8f798f

#848f79

#798f84

Tetradic

#8f798f

#8f7979

#798f79

#798f8f

Square

#8f798f

#8f8479

#798f79

#79848f

Shades

Color #8f798f mixed toward black.

#786478

#605060

#483c48

#302830

#181418

Tints

Color #8f798f mixed toward white.

#a28fa2

#b4a6b4

#c7bcc7

#dad2da

#ece9ec

Tones

Color #8f798f mixed toward gray.

#8d7b8d

#8b7d8b

#8a7f8a

#888088

#868286

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868a · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#878989 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#8e8685 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f798f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f798f]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8f798f (#8f798f) is rgb(143, 121, 143) in RGB.

No, #8f798f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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