#8E879E — Muted Purple

#8E879E 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.

#8E879E color swatch, muted purple#8E879E
CSS Namelightslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f7
100#eae9ed
200#dad8e0
300#c2becc
400#a49eb3
500#8e879f
600#7c758c
700#676176
800#565062
900#484453
950#2a2731

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.44:1
Contrast on black
6.11:1
  • 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 0.003 299.3); /* #f6f5f7 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.005 299.3); /* #eae9ed */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.011 299.3); /* #dad8e0 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.021 299.3); /* #c2becc */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.03 299.3); /* #a49eb3 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.037 299.3); /* #8e879f */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.036 299.3); /* #7c758c */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.034 299.3); /* #676176 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.03 299.3); /* #565062 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.027 299.3); /* #484453 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.019 299.3); /* #2a2731 */
}

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