#8A7797
Slate Gray · medium cool purple
About #8A7797
With the hex code #8A7797, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 47% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Slate Gray and Taupe — a ΔE of 16.3 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #849777, a sage shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 5.17:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8A7797?
With the hex code #8A7797, this is a medium purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 47% green and 59% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8A7797?
Use black text. Black on #8A7797 has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8A7797?
Its complementary colour is #849777, and analogous partners are #7A7797 and #977794.