#8a4b79

Color #8a4b79

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 27.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a4b79

RGB

rgb(138, 75, 121)

HSL

hsl(316.2, 29.6%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.2, 45.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 12.3%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(40.92, 33.27, -14.59)

LCH

lch(40.92, 36.33, 336.32)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.1046, 338.05)

HWB

hwb(316.2, 29.4%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b8a5c

Analogous

#7c4b8a

#8a4b79

#8a4b5a

Triadic

#8a4b79

#798a4b

#4b798a

Split-complementary

#8a4b79

#5a8a4b

#4b8a7c

Tetradic

#8a4b79

#8a5c4b

#4b8a5c

#4b798a

Square

#8a4b79

#8a7c4b

#4b8a5c

#4b5a8a

Shades

Color #8a4b79 mixed toward black.

#733f65

#5c3251

#45263d

#2e1928

#170d14

Tints

Color #8a4b79 mixed toward white.

#a85f94

#b97faa

#cb9fbf

#dcbfd4

#eedfea

Tones

Color #8a4b79 mixed toward gray.

#855077

#805674

#7a5b72

#75606f

#70656d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#747370 · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#777b6e · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#886866 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a4b79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a4b79]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a4b79 (#8a4b79) is rgb(138, 75, 121) in RGB.

No, #8a4b79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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