#8f8b96

Color #8f8b96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 8.12 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8f8b96

RGB

rgb(143, 139, 150)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 7.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 7.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(58.52, 3.66, -5.31)

LCH

lch(58.52, 6.45, 304.58)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0168, 302.37)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 54.5%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92968b

Analogous

#8b8d96

#8f8b96

#958b96

Triadic

#8f8b96

#968f8b

#8b968f

Split-complementary

#8f8b96

#96958b

#8d968b

Tetradic

#8f8b96

#968b92

#92968b

#8b968f

Square

#8f8b96

#968b8d

#92968b

#8b9695

Shades

Color #8f8b96 mixed toward black.

#77727f

#5f5c65

#47454c

#302e33

#181719

Tints

Color #8f8b96 mixed toward white.

#a29ea8

#b4b2b9

#c7c5cb

#dad8dc

#ececee

Tones

Color #8f8b96 mixed toward gray.

#8f8c95

#908d94

#908e93

#908f92

#909092

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d93 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#8e8e93 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#8f9191 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f8b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f8b96]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8f8b96 (#8f8b96) is rgb(143, 139, 150) in RGB.

No, #8f8b96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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