#8c5571

Color #8c5571

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 26.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5571

RGB

rgb(140, 85, 113)

HSL

hsl(329.5, 24.4%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(329.5, 39.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 19.3%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(43.16, 26.95, -6.29)

LCH

lch(43.16, 27.67, 346.86)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0819, 348.44)

HWB

hwb(329.5, 33.3%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558c70

Analogous

#8b558c

#8c5571

#8c5555

Triadic

#8c5571

#718c55

#55718c

Split-complementary

#8c5571

#558c55

#558c8b

Tetradic

#8c5571

#8c7055

#558c70

#55718c

Square

#8c5571

#8c8b55

#558c70

#55558c

Shades

Color #8c5571 mixed toward black.

#75475e

#5d394b

#462b38

#2f1c26

#170e13

Tints

Color #8c5571 mixed toward white.

#a56b89

#b789a0

#c9a6b8

#dbc4d0

#ede1e7

Tones

Color #8c5571 mixed toward gray.

#875a71

#835e71

#7e6371

#7a6771

#756c71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78786b · ΔE 29.7

Deuteranopia

#7b7f6a · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#8a6665 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5571;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5571]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8c5571 (#8c5571) is rgb(140, 85, 113) in RGB.

No, #8c5571 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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