#8b7984

Color #8b7984

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7984

RGB

rgb(139, 121, 132)

HSL

hsl(323.3, 7.2%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.3, 12.9%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(52.76, 8.96, -3.43)

LCH

lch(52.76, 9.59, 339.05)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.0272, 340.7)

HWB

hwb(323.3, 47.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#798b80

Analogous

#89798b

#8b7984

#8b797b

Triadic

#8b7984

#848b79

#79848b

Split-complementary

#8b7984

#7b8b79

#798b89

Tetradic

#8b7984

#8b8079

#798b80

#79848b

Square

#8b7984

#8b8979

#798b80

#797b8b

Shades

Color #8b7984 mixed toward black.

#74656e

#5d5058

#463c42

#2e282c

#171416

Tints

Color #8b7984 mixed toward white.

#9e8f99

#b2a6ad

#c5bcc2

#d8d2d6

#ece9eb

Tones

Color #8b7984 mixed toward gray.

#8a7b84

#887c83

#877e83

#857f83

#848182

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848381 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#858681 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#8a7f7f · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7984;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7984]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#8b7984 (#8b7984) is rgb(139, 121, 132) in RGB.

No, #8b7984 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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