#8a5b88

Color #8a5b88

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 28.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5b88

RGB

rgb(138, 91, 136)

HSL

hsl(302.6, 20.5%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.6, 34.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.1%, 1.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(45.17, 26.97, -17.22)

LCH

lch(45.17, 32, 327.44)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0885, 328.21)

HWB

hwb(302.6, 35.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b8a5d

Analogous

#755b8a

#8a5b88

#8a5b70

Triadic

#8a5b88

#888a5b

#5b888a

Split-complementary

#8a5b88

#708a5b

#5b8a75

Tetradic

#8a5b88

#8a5d5b

#5b8a5d

#5b888a

Square

#8a5b88

#8a755b

#5b8a5d

#5b708a

Shades

Color #8a5b88 mixed toward black.

#734c71

#5c3d5b

#452e44

#2e1e2d

#170f17

Tints

Color #8a5b88 mixed toward white.

#a272a0

#b58eb3

#c7aac6

#dac7d9

#ece3ec

Tones

Color #8a5b88 mixed toward gray.

#865f84

#826381

#7e677d

#7a6b7a

#766f76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78787f · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#7b7e7d · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#887775 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5b88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5b88]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8a5b88 (#8a5b88) is rgb(138, 91, 136) in RGB.

No, #8a5b88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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