#8c4e8c

Color #8c4e8c

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.08 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c4e8c

RGB

rgb(140, 78, 140)

HSL

hsl(300, 28.4%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 44.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(42.64, 35.82, -23.51)

LCH

lch(42.64, 42.85, 326.72)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.1184, 327.1)

HWB

hwb(300, 30.6%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e8c4e

Analogous

#6d4e8c

#8c4e8c

#8c4e6d

Triadic

#8c4e8c

#8c8c4e

#4e8c8c

Split-complementary

#8c4e8c

#6d8c4e

#4e8c6d

Tetradic

#8c4e8c

#8c4e4e

#4e8c4e

#4e8c8c

Square

#8c4e8c

#8c6d4e

#4e8c4e

#4e6d8c

Shades

Color #8c4e8c mixed toward black.

#754175

#5d345d

#462746

#2f1a2f

#170d17

Tints

Color #8c4e8c mixed toward white.

#a863a8

#b982b9

#cba1cb

#dcc0dc

#eee0ee

Tones

Color #8c4e8c mixed toward gray.

#875387

#825882

#7c5d7c

#776377

#726872

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767680 · ΔE 21.1

Deuteranopia

#797d7d · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#8a7674 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 23.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c4e8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c4e8c]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8c4e8c (#8c4e8c) is rgb(140, 78, 140) in RGB.

No, #8c4e8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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