#8b457e

Color #8b457e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 27.41 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b457e

RGB

rgb(139, 69, 126)

HSL

hsl(311.1, 33.7%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.1, 50.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 9.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(40, 37.77, -19.06)

LCH

lch(40, 42.31, 333.22)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.1206, 334.67)

HWB

hwb(311.1, 27.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#458b52

Analogous

#75458b

#8b457e

#8b455b

Triadic

#8b457e

#7e8b45

#457e8b

Split-complementary

#8b457e

#5b8b45

#458b75

Tetradic

#8b457e

#8b5245

#458b52

#457e8b

Square

#8b457e

#8b7545

#458b52

#455b8b

Shades

Color #8b457e mixed toward black.

#743969

#5d2e54

#46223f

#2e172a

#170b15

Tints

Color #8b457e mixed toward white.

#ac579c

#bc78b0

#cd9ac4

#debcd7

#eeddeb

Tones

Color #8b457e mixed toward gray.

#854b7a

#7f5177

#7a5773

#745c6f

#6e626c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737373 · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#777b71 · ΔE 34.5

Tritanopia

#896a68 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b457e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b457e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8b457e (#8b457e) is rgb(139, 69, 126) in RGB.

No, #8b457e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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