#8a6481

Color #8a6481

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 22.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6481

RGB

rgb(138, 100, 129)

HSL

hsl(314.2, 16%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(314.2, 27.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 6.5%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(47.11, 20.33, -10.08)

LCH

lch(47.11, 22.69, 333.63)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.064, 335.16)

HWB

hwb(314.2, 39.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#648a6d

Analogous

#80648a

#8a6481

#8a646e

Triadic

#8a6481

#818a64

#64818a

Split-complementary

#8a6481

#6e8a64

#648a80

Tetradic

#8a6481

#8a6d64

#648a6d

#64818a

Square

#8a6481

#8a8064

#648a6d

#646e8a

Shades

Color #8a6481 mixed toward black.

#73536c

#5c4356

#453241

#2e212b

#171116

Tints

Color #8a6481 mixed toward white.

#a07c97

#b396ac

#c6b0c1

#d9cad6

#ece5ea

Tones

Color #8a6481 mixed toward gray.

#87677f

#846a7e

#816e7c

#7d717a

#7a7479

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.22:1

White text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#7d8079 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#887674 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 18.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6481;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6481]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Deep Pink #ff1493

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8a6481 (#8a6481) is rgb(138, 100, 129) in RGB.

No, #8a6481 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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