#8b6a89

Color #8b6a89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 21.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6a89

RGB

rgb(139, 106, 137)

HSL

hsl(303.6, 13.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.6, 23.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 1.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(49.01, 18.73, -11.97)

LCH

lch(49.01, 22.23, 327.42)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.0612, 328.36)

HWB

hwb(303.6, 41.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a8b6c

Analogous

#7c6a8b

#8b6a89

#8b6a78

Triadic

#8b6a89

#898b6a

#6a898b

Split-complementary

#8b6a89

#788b6a

#6a8b7c

Tetradic

#8b6a89

#8b6c6a

#6a8b6c

#6a898b

Square

#8b6a89

#8b7c6a

#6a8b6c

#6a788b

Shades

Color #8b6a89 mixed toward black.

#745872

#5d475b

#453544

#2e232e

#171217

Tints

Color #8b6a89 mixed toward white.

#9f829e

#b39bb1

#c6b4c5

#d9cdd8

#ece6ec

Tones

Color #8b6a89 mixed toward gray.

#886d87

#856f84

#837282

#80757f

#7d787d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7e82 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#808281 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#8a7d7b · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6a89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6a89]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b6a89 (#8b6a89) is rgb(139, 106, 137) in RGB.

No, #8b6a89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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