#8b5983

Color #8b5983

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 28.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5983

RGB

rgb(139, 89, 131)

HSL

hsl(309.6, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.6, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36%, 5.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(44.62, 27.5, -15.03)

LCH

lch(44.62, 31.34, 331.34)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0881, 332.62)

HWB

hwb(309.6, 34.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#598b61

Analogous

#7a598b

#8b5983

#8b596a

Triadic

#8b5983

#838b59

#59838b

Split-complementary

#8b5983

#6a8b59

#598b7a

Tetradic

#8b5983

#8b6159

#598b61

#59838b

Square

#8b5983

#8b7a59

#598b61

#596a8b

Shades

Color #8b5983 mixed toward black.

#744a6d

#5d3b57

#452d41

#2e1e2c

#170f16

Tints

Color #8b5983 mixed toward white.

#a3709b

#b68caf

#c8a9c3

#dac6d7

#ede2eb

Tones

Color #8b5983 mixed toward gray.

#875d80

#83617d

#7e667a

#7a6a78

#766e75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79787a · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#7b7f78 · ΔE 30.2

Tritanopia

#897371 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5983;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5983]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b5983 (#8b5983) is rgb(139, 89, 131) in RGB.

No, #8b5983 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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