#8e4b8d

Color #8e4b8d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.24 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e4b8d

RGB

rgb(142, 75, 141)

HSL

hsl(300.9, 30.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300.9, 47.2%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 47.2%, 0.7%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(42.32, 38.28, -24.59)

LCH

lch(42.32, 45.5, 327.28)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.1261, 327.73)

HWB

hwb(300.9, 29.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b8e4c

Analogous

#6d4b8e

#8e4b8d

#8e4b6b

Triadic

#8e4b8d

#8d8e4b

#4b8d8e

Split-complementary

#8e4b8d

#6b8e4b

#4b8e6d

Tetradic

#8e4b8d

#8e4c4b

#4b8e4c

#4b8d8e

Square

#8e4b8d

#8e6d4b

#4b8e4c

#4b6b8e

Shades

Color #8e4b8d mixed toward black.

#763e75

#5f325e

#472546

#2f192f

#180c17

Tints

Color #8e4b8d mixed toward white.

#ab5fa9

#bb7fbb

#cc9fcc

#ddbfdd

#eedfee

Tones

Color #8e4b8d mixed toward gray.

#885087

#835682

#7d5c7d

#786177

#726772

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.54:1

White text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777681 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#7a7f7e · ΔE 22.6

Tritanopia

#8c7674 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 24

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e4b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e4b8d]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e4b8d (#8e4b8d) is rgb(142, 75, 141) in RGB.

No, #8e4b8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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