#8b6c8f

Color #8b6c8f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 21.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6c8f

RGB

rgb(139, 108, 143)

HSL

hsl(293.1, 13.9%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.1, 24.5%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(49.74, 18.77, -14.43)

LCH

lch(49.74, 23.68, 322.45)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0641, 322.54)

HWB

hwb(293.1, 42.4%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#708f6c

Analogous

#796c8f

#8b6c8f

#8f6c81

Triadic

#8b6c8f

#8f8b6c

#6c8f8b

Split-complementary

#8b6c8f

#818f6c

#6c8f79

Tetradic

#8b6c8f

#8f6c70

#708f6c

#6c8f8b

Square

#8b6c8f

#8f796c

#708f6c

#6c818f

Shades

Color #8b6c8f mixed toward black.

#745a77

#5d485f

#453647

#2e2430

#171218

Tints

Color #8b6c8f mixed toward white.

#9f84a2

#b29db5

#c5b5c7

#d8ceda

#ece6ec

Tones

Color #8b6c8f mixed toward gray.

#896f8c

#867289

#847586

#827883

#807b80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e88 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#808386 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#8a8180 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6c8f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b6c8f (#8b6c8f) is rgb(139, 108, 143) in RGB.

No, #8b6c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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