#8a517b

Color #8a517b

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 27.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a517b

RGB

rgb(138, 81, 123)

HSL

hsl(315.8, 26%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.8, 41.3%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 10.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(42.34, 30.25, -13.66)

LCH

lch(42.34, 33.19, 335.7)

OKLCH

oklch(51.5%, 0.095, 337.35)

HWB

hwb(315.8, 31.8%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#518a60

Analogous

#7c518a

#8a517b

#8a515e

Triadic

#8a517b

#7b8a51

#517b8a

Split-complementary

#8a517b

#5e8a51

#518a7c

Tetradic

#8a517b

#8a6051

#518a60

#517b8a

Square

#8a517b

#8a7c51

#518a60

#515e8a

Shades

Color #8a517b mixed toward black.

#734366

#5c3652

#45283d

#2e1b29

#170d14

Tints

Color #8a517b mixed toward white.

#a56695

#b785aa

#c9a3bf

#dbc2d4

#ede0ea

Tones

Color #8a517b mixed toward gray.

#855679

#805a76

#7c5f74

#776472

#726970

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767573 · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#797c70 · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#886b6a · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a517b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a517b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a517b (#8a517b) is rgb(138, 81, 123) in RGB.

No, #8a517b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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