#8a5271

Color #8a5271

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 26.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5271

RGB

rgb(138, 82, 113)

HSL

hsl(326.8, 25.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(326.8, 40.6%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 18.1%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(42.2, 27.94, -7.74)

LCH

lch(42.2, 28.99, 344.52)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.0853, 346.22)

HWB

hwb(326.8, 32.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#528a6b

Analogous

#87528a

#8a5271

#8a5255

Triadic

#8a5271

#718a52

#52718a

Split-complementary

#8a5271

#558a52

#528a87

Tetradic

#8a5271

#8a6b52

#528a6b

#52718a

Square

#8a5271

#8a8752

#528a6b

#52558a

Shades

Color #8a5271 mixed toward black.

#73445e

#5c374b

#452938

#2e1b26

#170e13

Tints

Color #8a5271 mixed toward white.

#a56789

#b786a1

#c9a4b8

#dbc2d0

#ede1e7

Tones

Color #8a5271 mixed toward gray.

#855770

#815b70

#7c606f

#77656f

#73696e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76756b · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#797c69 · ΔE 34.4

Tritanopia

#886564 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5271;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5271]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8a5271 (#8a5271) is rgb(138, 82, 113) in RGB.

No, #8a5271 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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