#8a5686

Color #8a5686

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 27.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5686

RGB

rgb(138, 86, 134)

HSL

hsl(304.6, 23.2%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.6, 37.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.7%, 2.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.92, 29.46, -17.94)

LCH

lch(43.92, 34.49, 328.66)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0959, 329.56)

HWB

hwb(304.6, 33.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#568a5a

Analogous

#74568a

#8a5686

#8a566c

Triadic

#8a5686

#868a56

#56868a

Split-complementary

#8a5686

#6c8a56

#568a74

Tetradic

#8a5686

#8a5a56

#568a5a

#56868a

Square

#8a5686

#8a7456

#568a5a

#566c8a

Shades

Color #8a5686 mixed toward black.

#734870

#5c3959

#452b43

#2e1d2d

#170e16

Tints

Color #8a5686 mixed toward white.

#a36c9f

#b68ab2

#c8a7c6

#dac4d9

#ede2ec

Tones

Color #8a5686 mixed toward gray.

#865a82

#815f7f

#7d637b

#796777

#746c74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77777c · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#7a7d7a · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#887472 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5686;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5686]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8a5686 (#8a5686) is rgb(138, 86, 134) in RGB.

No, #8a5686 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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