#8a4e7d

Color #8a4e7d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 28.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a4e7d

RGB

rgb(138, 78, 125)

HSL

hsl(313, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.5%, 9.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(41.74, 32.31, -15.79)

LCH

lch(41.74, 35.96, 333.96)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.1024, 335.49)

HWB

hwb(313, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e8a5b

Analogous

#794e8a

#8a4e7d

#8a4e5f

Triadic

#8a4e7d

#7d8a4e

#4e7d8a

Split-complementary

#8a4e7d

#5f8a4e

#4e8a79

Tetradic

#8a4e7d

#8a5b4e

#4e8a5b

#4e7d8a

Square

#8a4e7d

#8a794e

#4e8a5b

#4e5f8a

Shades

Color #8a4e7d mixed toward black.

#734168

#5c3453

#45273f

#2e1a2a

#170d15

Tints

Color #8a4e7d mixed toward white.

#a76398

#b882ad

#caa1c1

#dcc0d6

#ede0ea

Tones

Color #8a4e7d mixed toward gray.

#85537a

#805877

#7b5d75

#766272

#71676f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.47:1

White text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757474 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#787c71 · ΔE 33.7

Tritanopia

#886c6a · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a4e7d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a4e7d]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8a4e7d (#8a4e7d) is rgb(138, 78, 125) in RGB.

No, #8a4e7d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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