#8e497b

Color #8e497b

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 26.8 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e497b

RGB

rgb(142, 73, 123)

HSL

hsl(316.5, 32.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.5, 48.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 13.4%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(41.13, 36.08, -15.45)

LCH

lch(41.13, 39.25, 336.82)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.1133, 338.57)

HWB

hwb(316.5, 28.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#498e5c

Analogous

#7f498e

#8e497b

#8e4959

Triadic

#8e497b

#7b8e49

#497b8e

Split-complementary

#8e497b

#598e49

#498e7f

Tetradic

#8e497b

#8e5c49

#498e5c

#497b8e

Square

#8e497b

#8e7f49

#498e5c

#49598e

Shades

Color #8e497b mixed toward black.

#763d67

#5f3152

#47253e

#2f1829

#180c15

Tints

Color #8e497b mixed toward white.

#ac5d96

#bc7dab

#cd9ec0

#debed5

#eedfea

Tones

Color #8e497b mixed toward gray.

#884f79

#835576

#7d5a73

#776071

#71666e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767671 · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#7a7e6f · ΔE 36.3

Tritanopia

#8c6967 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e497b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e497b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e497b (#8e497b) is rgb(142, 73, 123) in RGB.

No, #8e497b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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