#8a5793

Color #8a5793

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5793

RGB

rgb(138, 87, 147)

HSL

hsl(291, 25.6%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291, 40.8%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 40.8%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(44.7, 31.52, -24.55)

LCH

lch(44.7, 39.95, 322.09)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.1079, 321.43)

HWB

hwb(291, 34.1%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#609357

Analogous

#6c5793

#8a5793

#93577e

Triadic

#8a5793

#938a57

#57938a

Split-complementary

#8a5793

#7e9357

#57936c

Tetradic

#8a5793

#935760

#609357

#57938a

Square

#8a5793

#936c57

#609357

#577e93

Shades

Color #8a5793 mixed toward black.

#73497b

#5c3a62

#452c4a

#2e1d31

#170f19

Tints

Color #8a5793 mixed toward white.

#a16fa9

#b48bbb

#c6a8cc

#d9c5dd

#ece2ee

Tones

Color #8a5793 mixed toward gray.

#875c8e

#836189

#806684

#7c6b7f

#79707a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777787 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#7a7d85 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#887d7b · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5793;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5793]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8a5793 (#8a5793) is rgb(138, 87, 147) in RGB.

No, #8a5793 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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