#8a657d

Color #8a657d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 20.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a657d

RGB

rgb(138, 101, 125)

HSL

hsl(321.1, 15.5%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.1, 26.8%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 9.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(47.23, 18.99, -7.51)

LCH

lch(47.23, 20.42, 338.42)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.0585, 340.11)

HWB

hwb(321.1, 39.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#658a72

Analogous

#85658a

#8a657d

#8a656b

Triadic

#8a657d

#7d8a65

#657d8a

Split-complementary

#8a657d

#6b8a65

#658a85

Tetradic

#8a657d

#8a7265

#658a72

#657d8a

Square

#8a657d

#8a8565

#658a72

#656b8a

Shades

Color #8a657d mixed toward black.

#735468

#5c4353

#45333f

#2e222a

#171115

Tints

Color #8a657d mixed toward white.

#a07d93

#b397a9

#c6b1be

#d9cbd4

#ece5e9

Tones

Color #8a657d mixed toward gray.

#87687c

#846b7b

#816e7a

#7e7179

#7b7579

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b78 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#7e8076 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#887372 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a657d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a657d]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#8a657d (#8a657d) is rgb(138, 101, 125) in RGB.

No, #8a657d 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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