#8a538a

Color #8a538a

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 25.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#8a538a

RGB

rgb(138, 83, 138)

HSL

hsl(300, 24.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 39.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.4, 31.96, -21.15)

LCH

lch(43.4, 38.32, 326.5)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.1057, 326.97)

HWB

hwb(300, 32.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#538a53

Analogous

#6e538a

#8a538a

#8a536e

Triadic

#8a538a

#8a8a53

#538a8a

Split-complementary

#8a538a

#6e8a53

#538a6e

Tetradic

#8a538a

#8a5353

#538a53

#538a8a

Square

#8a538a

#8a6e53

#538a53

#536e8a

Shades

Color #8a538a mixed toward black.

#734573

#5c375c

#452945

#2e1c2e

#170e17

Tints

Color #8a538a mixed toward white.

#a569a5

#b787b7

#c9a5c9

#dbc3db

#ede1ed

Tones

Color #8a538a mixed toward gray.

#855885

#815c81

#7c617c

#786578

#736a73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76767f · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#797d7d · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#887674 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a538a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a538a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a538a (#8a538a) is rgb(138, 83, 138) in RGB.

No, #8a538a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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