#8a457b

Color #8a457b

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 28.19 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a457b

RGB

rgb(138, 69, 123)

HSL

hsl(313, 33.3%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313, 50%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50%, 10.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(39.73, 36.91, -17.64)

LCH

lch(39.73, 40.91, 334.46)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.1172, 336.04)

HWB

hwb(313, 27.1%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#458a54

Analogous

#76458a

#8a457b

#8a4559

Triadic

#8a457b

#7b8a45

#457b8a

Split-complementary

#8a457b

#598a45

#458a76

Tetradic

#8a457b

#8a5445

#458a54

#457b8a

Square

#8a457b

#8a7645

#458a54

#45598a

Shades

Color #8a457b mixed toward black.

#733a67

#5c2e52

#45233e

#2e1729

#170c15

Tints

Color #8a457b mixed toward white.

#ab5799

#bc78ad

#cc9ac2

#ddbcd6

#eeddeb

Tones

Color #8a457b mixed toward gray.

#844b78

#7f5175

#795671

#735c6e

#6d626b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737271 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#767a6e · ΔE 35.2

Tritanopia

#886866 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a457b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a457b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8a457b (#8a457b) is rgb(138, 69, 123) in RGB.

No, #8a457b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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