#8b4a85

Color #8b4a85

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 25.48 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#8b4a85

RGB

rgb(139, 74, 133)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 30.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 46.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 46.8%, 4.3%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(41.34, 36.35, -21.28)

LCH

lch(41.34, 42.12, 329.65)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.118, 330.61)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 29%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a8b50

Analogous

#714a8b

#8b4a85

#8b4a65

Triadic

#8b4a85

#858b4a

#4a858b

Split-complementary

#8b4a85

#658b4a

#4a8b71

Tetradic

#8b4a85

#8b504a

#4a8b50

#4a858b

Square

#8b4a85

#8b714a

#4a8b50

#4a658b

Shades

Color #8b4a85 mixed toward black.

#743e6f

#5d3159

#462543

#2e192c

#170c16

Tints

Color #8b4a85 mixed toward white.

#a95ea2

#ba7eb5

#cb9ec7

#ddbeda

#eedfec

Tones

Color #8b4a85 mixed toward gray.

#864f81

#80557c

#7b5a78

#756073

#70656f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74747a · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#787c77 · ΔE 31.5

Tritanopia

#89706e · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b4a85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b4a85]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b4a85 (#8b4a85) is rgb(139, 74, 133) in RGB.

No, #8b4a85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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