#8b5a96

Color #8b5a96

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5a96

RGB

rgb(139, 90, 150)

HSL

hsl(289, 25%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289, 40%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 40%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(45.64, 30.75, -24.87)

LCH

lch(45.64, 39.55, 321.03)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.1064, 320.07)

HWB

hwb(289, 35.3%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65965a

Analogous

#6d5a96

#8b5a96

#965a83

Triadic

#8b5a96

#968b5a

#5a968b

Split-complementary

#8b5a96

#83965a

#5a966d

Tetradic

#8b5a96

#965a65

#65965a

#5a968b

Square

#8b5a96

#966d5a

#65965a

#5a8396

Shades

Color #8b5a96 mixed toward black.

#744b7d

#5d3c64

#462d4b

#2e1e32

#170f19

Tints

Color #8b5a96 mixed toward white.

#a072ab

#b38fbc

#c6abcc

#d9c7dd

#ece3ee

Tones

Color #8b5a96 mixed toward gray.

#885f91

#85648c

#826987

#7e6e82

#7b737d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79788a · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#7b7f87 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#89807e · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5a96]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8b5a96 (#8b5a96) is rgb(139, 90, 150) in RGB.

No, #8b5a96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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