#8b4b74

Color #8b4b74

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 26.35 Nearest Tailwind class pink-800 #a3004c · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b4b74

RGB

rgb(139, 75, 116)

HSL

hsl(321.6, 29.9%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.6, 46%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 46%, 16.5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(40.87, 32.76, -11.58)

LCH

lch(40.87, 34.75, 340.53)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.1015, 342.33)

HWB

hwb(321.6, 29.4%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b8b62

Analogous

#824b8b

#8b4b74

#8b4b54

Triadic

#8b4b74

#748b4b

#4b748b

Split-complementary

#8b4b74

#548b4b

#4b8b82

Tetradic

#8b4b74

#8b624b

#4b8b62

#4b748b

Square

#8b4b74

#8b824b

#4b8b62

#4b548b

Shades

Color #8b4b74 mixed toward black.

#743f61

#5d324d

#46263a

#2e1927

#170d13

Tints

Color #8b4b74 mixed toward white.

#a95f8e

#ba7fa5

#cb9fbb

#dcbfd2

#eedfe8

Tones

Color #8b4b74 mixed toward gray.

#865073

#805671

#7b5b70

#76606e

#70666d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75746c · ΔE 28.8

Deuteranopia

#787c6a · ΔE 36.3

Tritanopia

#896563 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b4b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b4b74]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#8b4b74 (#8b4b74) is rgb(139, 75, 116) in RGB.

No, #8b4b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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