#8c5386

Color #8c5386

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 27.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5386

RGB

rgb(140, 83, 134)

HSL

hsl(306.3, 25.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.3, 40.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.7%, 4.3%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(43.48, 31.86, -18.58)

LCH

lch(43.48, 36.88, 329.75)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.1031, 330.8)

HWB

hwb(306.3, 32.5%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#538c59

Analogous

#75538c

#8c5386

#8c5369

Triadic

#8c5386

#868c53

#53868c

Split-complementary

#8c5386

#698c53

#538c75

Tetradic

#8c5386

#8c5953

#538c59

#53868c

Square

#8c5386

#8c7553

#538c59

#53698c

Shades

Color #8c5386 mixed toward black.

#754570

#5d3759

#462943

#2f1c2d

#170e16

Tints

Color #8c5386 mixed toward white.

#a669a0

#b887b3

#caa5c6

#dbc3d9

#ede1ec

Tones

Color #8c5386 mixed toward gray.

#875882

#825c7e

#7e617b

#796677

#746b73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78777c · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#7b7e79 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#8a7371 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5386;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5386]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c5386 (#8c5386) is rgb(140, 83, 134) in RGB.

No, #8c5386 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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