#8a6c8c

Color #8a6c8c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 20.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6c8c

RGB

rgb(138, 108, 140)

HSL

hsl(296.2, 12.9%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.2, 22.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 22.9%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(49.52, 17.8, -12.99)

LCH

lch(49.52, 22.04, 323.88)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.06, 324.3)

HWB

hwb(296.2, 42.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e8c6c

Analogous

#7a6c8c

#8a6c8c

#8c6c7e

Triadic

#8a6c8c

#8c8a6c

#6c8c8a

Split-complementary

#8a6c8c

#7e8c6c

#6c8c7a

Tetradic

#8a6c8c

#8c6c6e

#6e8c6c

#6c8c8a

Square

#8a6c8c

#8c7a6c

#6e8c6c

#6c7e8c

Shades

Color #8a6c8c mixed toward black.

#735a75

#5c485d

#453646

#2e242f

#171217

Tints

Color #8a6c8c mixed toward white.

#9e84a0

#b19cb3

#c5b5c6

#d8ced9

#ece6ec

Tones

Color #8a6c8c mixed toward gray.

#886f89

#857187

#837484

#817781

#7e797f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e85 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#808283 · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#897f7e · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6c8c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a6c8c (#8a6c8c) is rgb(138, 108, 140) in RGB.

No, #8a6c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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