#8c4e75

Color #8c4e75

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 26.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c4e75

RGB

rgb(140, 78, 117)

HSL

hsl(322.3, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.3, 44.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 16.4%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(41.7, 31.6, -10.92)

LCH

lch(41.7, 33.43, 340.94)

OKLCH

oklch(51%, 0.0977, 342.73)

HWB

hwb(322.3, 30.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e8c65

Analogous

#844e8c

#8c4e75

#8c4e56

Triadic

#8c4e75

#758c4e

#4e758c

Split-complementary

#8c4e75

#568c4e

#4e8c84

Tetradic

#8c4e75

#8c654e

#4e8c65

#4e758c

Square

#8c4e75

#8c844e

#4e8c65

#4e568c

Shades

Color #8c4e75 mixed toward black.

#754161

#5d344e

#46273a

#2f1a27

#170d13

Tints

Color #8c4e75 mixed toward white.

#a8638e

#b982a5

#cba1bb

#dcc0d2

#eee0e8

Tones

Color #8c4e75 mixed toward gray.

#875373

#825872

#7c5d71

#776370

#72686e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76766d · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#797d6b · ΔE 35.9

Tritanopia

#8a6665 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c4e75;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c4e75]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#8c4e75 (#8c4e75) is rgb(140, 78, 117) in RGB.

No, #8c4e75 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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