#8b7487

Color #8b7487

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7487

RGB

rgb(139, 116, 135)

HSL

hsl(310.4, 9%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.4, 16.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 2.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(51.53, 12.46, -7.02)

LCH

lch(51.53, 14.3, 330.6)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0397, 331.89)

HWB

hwb(310.4, 45.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#748b78

Analogous

#83748b

#8b7487

#8b747c

Triadic

#8b7487

#878b74

#74878b

Split-complementary

#8b7487

#7c8b74

#748b83

Tetradic

#8b7487

#8b7874

#748b78

#74878b

Square

#8b7487

#8b8374

#748b78

#747c8b

Shades

Color #8b7487 mixed toward black.

#746170

#5d4d5a

#453a43

#2e272d

#171316

Tints

Color #8b7487 mixed toward white.

#9e8b9b

#b2a2af

#c5bac3

#d8d1d7

#ece8eb

Tones

Color #8b7487 mixed toward gray.

#897686

#877884

#857a83

#837c82

#817e81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828183 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#838582 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#8a7f7e · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7487;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7487]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b7487 (#8b7487) is rgb(139, 116, 135) in RGB.

No, #8b7487 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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