#8E8495 — Muted Purple

#8E8495 is a muted purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium purple, and it is also commonly known as Purple, Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#8E8495 color swatch, muted purple#8E8495
CSS Namelightslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f6
100#ebe9ec
200#dbd7dd
300#c4bdc8
400#a79ead
500#918798
600#7f7586
700#6a6170
800#58505d
900#4a434f
950#2c272f

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.57:1
Contrast on black
5.88:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.002 311.6); /* #f6f5f6 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.004 311.6); /* #ebe9ec */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.009 311.6); /* #dbd7dd */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.016 311.6); /* #c4bdc8 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.024 311.6); /* #a79ead */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.029 311.6); /* #918798 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.028 311.6); /* #7f7586 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.027 311.6); /* #6a6170 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.024 311.6); /* #58505d */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.021 311.6); /* #4a434f */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.015 311.6); /* #2c272f */
}

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