#8f7995

Color #8f7995

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8f7995

RGB

rgb(143, 121, 149)

HSL

hsl(287.1, 11.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.1, 18.8%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 18.8%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(53.69, 13.82, -11.94)

LCH

lch(53.69, 18.26, 319.17)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.0489, 318.98)

HWB

hwb(287.1, 47.5%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f9579

Analogous

#817995

#8f7995

#95798d

Triadic

#8f7995

#958f79

#79958f

Split-complementary

#8f7995

#8d9579

#799581

Tetradic

#8f7995

#95797f

#7f9579

#79958f

Square

#8f7995

#958179

#7f9579

#798d95

Shades

Color #8f7995 mixed toward black.

#78637e

#604f64

#483c4b

#302832

#181419

Tints

Color #8f7995 mixed toward white.

#a28fa7

#b4a6b8

#c7bcca

#dad2dc

#ece9ed

Tones

Color #8f7995 mixed toward gray.

#8e7b93

#8c7e90

#8b808e

#8a828c

#888589

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86868f · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#87898d · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#8e8a89 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f7995;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f7995]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8f7995 (#8f7995) is rgb(143, 121, 149) in RGB.

No, #8f7995 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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