#8a7281

Color #8a7281

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7281

RGB

rgb(138, 114, 129)

HSL

hsl(322.5, 9.5%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.5, 17.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 6.5%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(50.71, 12.1, -4.7)

LCH

lch(50.71, 12.98, 338.77)

OKLCH

oklch(58%, 0.0369, 340.39)

HWB

hwb(322.5, 44.7%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728a7b

Analogous

#87728a

#8a7281

#8a7275

Triadic

#8a7281

#818a72

#72818a

Split-complementary

#8a7281

#758a72

#728a87

Tetradic

#8a7281

#8a7b72

#728a7b

#72818a

Square

#8a7281

#8a8772

#728a7b

#72758a

Shades

Color #8a7281 mixed toward black.

#735f6b

#5c4c56

#453940

#2e262b

#171315

Tints

Color #8a7281 mixed toward white.

#9e8996

#b1a1ab

#c5b8c0

#d8d0d5

#ece7ea

Tones

Color #8a7281 mixed toward gray.

#887480

#867680

#84787f

#827a7f

#807c7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80807e · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#82837d · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#897b7a · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7281;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7281]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#8a7281 (#8a7281) is rgb(138, 114, 129) in RGB.

No, #8a7281 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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