#8e7488

Color #8e7488

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 15.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8e7488

RGB

rgb(142, 116, 136)

HSL

hsl(313.8, 10.3%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.8, 18.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 4.2%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(51.86, 13.77, -7.08)

LCH

lch(51.86, 15.48, 332.79)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0433, 334.26)

HWB

hwb(313.8, 45.5%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#748e7a

Analogous

#87748e

#8e7488

#8e747b

Triadic

#8e7488

#888e74

#74888e

Split-complementary

#8e7488

#7b8e74

#748e87

Tetradic

#8e7488

#8e7a74

#748e7a

#74888e

Square

#8e7488

#8e8774

#748e7a

#747b8e

Shades

Color #8e7488 mixed toward black.

#776072

#5f4d5b

#473a44

#2f272d

#181317

Tints

Color #8e7488 mixed toward white.

#a18b9c

#b4a2b0

#c7bac4

#d9d1d7

#ece8eb

Tones

Color #8e7488 mixed toward gray.

#8c7687

#8a7886

#887b85

#857d83

#837f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848384 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#858782 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#8d807f · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e7488;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e7488]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Deep Pink #ff1493

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8e7488 (#8e7488) is rgb(142, 116, 136) in RGB.

No, #8e7488 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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