#8b6989

Color #8b6989

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 21.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6989

RGB

rgb(139, 105, 137)

HSL

hsl(303.5, 13.9%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.5, 24.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 1.4%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(48.76, 19.32, -12.36)

LCH

lch(48.76, 22.94, 327.39)

OKLCH

oklch(56.6%, 0.0632, 328.32)

HWB

hwb(303.5, 41.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#698b6b

Analogous

#7c698b

#8b6989

#8b6978

Triadic

#8b6989

#898b69

#69898b

Split-complementary

#8b6989

#788b69

#698b7c

Tetradic

#8b6989

#8b6b69

#698b6b

#69898b

Square

#8b6989

#8b7c69

#698b6b

#69788b

Shades

Color #8b6989 mixed toward black.

#745772

#5d465b

#453444

#2e232e

#171117

Tints

Color #8b6989 mixed toward white.

#9f819e

#b39ab1

#c6b3c5

#d9ccd8

#ece6ec

Tones

Color #8b6989 mixed toward gray.

#886c86

#856f84

#827181

#80747f

#7d777c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.48:1

White text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7d82 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#808280 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#8a7c7b · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6989]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b6989 (#8b6989) is rgb(139, 105, 137) in RGB.

No, #8b6989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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