#8b5e7f

Color #8b5e7f

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 26.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5e7f

RGB

rgb(139, 94, 127)

HSL

hsl(316, 19.3%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316, 32.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 8.6%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(45.67, 23.84, -11.03)

LCH

lch(45.67, 26.27, 335.17)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.0746, 336.8)

HWB

hwb(316, 36.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e8b6a

Analogous

#815e8b

#8b5e7f

#8b5e69

Triadic

#8b5e7f

#7f8b5e

#5e7f8b

Split-complementary

#8b5e7f

#698b5e

#5e8b81

Tetradic

#8b5e7f

#8b6a5e

#5e8b6a

#5e7f8b

Square

#8b5e7f

#8b815e

#5e8b6a

#5e698b

Shades

Color #8b5e7f mixed toward black.

#744e6a

#5d3f55

#462f40

#2e1f2a

#171015

Tints

Color #8b5e7f mixed toward white.

#a27596

#b591ab

#c7acc0

#dac8d5

#ece3ea

Tones

Color #8b5e7f mixed toward gray.

#87627d

#84667c

#80697a

#7c6d78

#787176

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a78 · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#7d8076 · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#897271 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5e7f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5e7f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b5e7f (#8b5e7f) is rgb(139, 94, 127) in RGB.

No, #8b5e7f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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