#8b5f8b

Color #8b5f8b

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 28.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5f8b

RGB

rgb(139, 95, 139)

HSL

hsl(300, 18.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 31.7%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(46.36, 25.58, -17.19)

LCH

lch(46.36, 30.82, 326.1)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.0848, 326.65)

HWB

hwb(300, 37.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f8b5f

Analogous

#755f8b

#8b5f8b

#8b5f75

Triadic

#8b5f8b

#8b8b5f

#5f8b8b

Split-complementary

#8b5f8b

#758b5f

#5f8b75

Tetradic

#8b5f8b

#8b5f5f

#5f8b5f

#5f8b8b

Square

#8b5f8b

#8b755f

#5f8b5f

#5f758b

Shades

Color #8b5f8b mixed toward black.

#744f74

#5d3f5d

#463046

#2e202e

#171017

Tints

Color #8b5f8b mixed toward white.

#a276a2

#b492b4

#c7adc7

#dac8da

#ece4ec

Tones

Color #8b5f8b mixed toward gray.

#876387

#846684

#806a80

#7c6e7c

#797179

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.11:1

White text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a82 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#7d8080 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#897a79 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5f8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5f8b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b5f8b (#8b5f8b) is rgb(139, 95, 139) in RGB.

No, #8b5f8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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