#8E798E#8E798E
#8E798E is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.040 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E798E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 121, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 9%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 15%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.36, 12.04, -8.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.36, 14.65, 325.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.26% 0.0332 -0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.26% 0.04 326.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8746, 21.3789, 28.5075) |
| Luminance | 0.2138 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 2.02
Purple Grey
#866F85
ΔE00 3.78
Greyish Purple
#887191
ΔE00 4.61
Grey Purple
#826D8C
ΔE00 5.67
Purplish Grey
#7A687F
ΔE00 7.08
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 7.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E798E #798E79
analogous
#84798E #8E798E #8E7984
triadic
#8E798E #8E8E79 #798E8E
tetradic
#8E798E #8E8479 #798E79 #79848E
square
#8E798E #8E8479 #798E79 #79848E
split-complementary
#8E798E #848E79 #798E84
monochromatic
#4C404C #6D5C6D #8E798E #AA9AAA #C6BBC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#8E798E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.28
#8E798E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #8E798E
5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E798E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E798E | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.28 | 5.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787E8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C808D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F7B80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e798e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 121, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.040 326.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af9faf',
500: '#8e798e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e798e; $custom-light: #af9faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e798e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 121,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 8.502,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60256,
"c": 0.03997,
"h": 326.1
},
"luminance": 0.21379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E798E
secondary
#ADB6AD
accent
#B27676
background
#FAF9FA
surface
#F4F2F4
border
#CECCCE
text
#100E10
muted
#7F7E7F