#8a718f

Color #8a718f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a718f

RGB

rgb(138, 113, 143)

HSL

hsl(290, 11.8%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 21%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 21%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(50.92, 15.48, -12.65)

LCH

lch(50.92, 19.99, 320.74)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0538, 320.66)

HWB

hwb(290, 44.3%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#768f71

Analogous

#7b718f

#8a718f

#8f7185

Triadic

#8a718f

#8f8a71

#718f8a

Split-complementary

#8a718f

#858f71

#718f7b

Tetradic

#8a718f

#8f7176

#768f71

#718f8a

Square

#8a718f

#8f7b71

#768f71

#71858f

Shades

Color #8a718f mixed toward black.

#735e77

#5c4b5f

#453848

#2e2630

#171318

Tints

Color #8a718f mixed toward white.

#9d89a2

#b1a0b4

#c4b8c7

#d8d0da

#ebe7ec

Tones

Color #8a718f mixed toward gray.

#88748c

#87768a

#857988

#837b85

#827e83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808088 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#818387 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#898382 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a718f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a718f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8a718f (#8a718f) is rgb(138, 113, 143) in RGB.

No, #8a718f 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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