#8a557f

Color #8a557f

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 28.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a557f

RGB

rgb(138, 85, 127)

HSL

hsl(312.5, 23.8%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.5, 38.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 8%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(43.41, 28.7, -14.47)

LCH

lch(43.41, 32.14, 333.24)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.091, 334.7)

HWB

hwb(312.5, 33.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558a60

Analogous

#7a558a

#8a557f

#8a5564

Triadic

#8a557f

#7f8a55

#557f8a

Split-complementary

#8a557f

#648a55

#558a7a

Tetradic

#8a557f

#8a6055

#558a60

#557f8a

Square

#8a557f

#8a7a55

#558a60

#55648a

Shades

Color #8a557f mixed toward black.

#73476a

#5c3955

#452a3f

#2e1c2a

#170e15

Tints

Color #8a557f mixed toward white.

#a46b98

#b689ad

#c8a6c1

#dbc4d6

#ede1ea

Tones

Color #8a557f mixed toward gray.

#86597c

#815e7a

#7d6277

#786775

#746b72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

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

#777677 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#7a7d74 · ΔE 31.1

Tritanopia

#886f6e · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a557f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a557f]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8a557f (#8a557f) is rgb(138, 85, 127) in RGB.

No, #8a557f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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