#8a4e7e

Color #8a4e7e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 28.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a4e7e

RGB

rgb(138, 78, 126)

HSL

hsl(312, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 8.7%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(41.78, 32.5, -16.34)

LCH

lch(41.78, 36.38, 333.31)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.1033, 334.8)

HWB

hwb(312, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e8a5a

Analogous

#784e8a

#8a4e7e

#8a4e60

Triadic

#8a4e7e

#7e8a4e

#4e7e8a

Split-complementary

#8a4e7e

#608a4e

#4e8a78

Tetradic

#8a4e7e

#8a5a4e

#4e8a5a

#4e7e8a

Square

#8a4e7e

#8a784e

#4e8a5a

#4e608a

Shades

Color #8a4e7e mixed toward black.

#734169

#5c3454

#45273f

#2e1a2a

#170d15

Tints

Color #8a4e7e mixed toward white.

#a76399

#b882ad

#caa1c2

#dcc0d6

#ede0eb

Tones

Color #8a4e7e mixed toward gray.

#85537b

#805878

#7b5d75

#766272

#71676f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.47:1

White text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757475 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#787c72 · ΔE 33.2

Tritanopia

#886c6b · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 22.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a4e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a4e7e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8a4e7e (#8a4e7e) is rgb(138, 78, 126) in RGB.

No, #8a4e7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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