#8c5579

Color #8c5579

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 26.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5579

RGB

rgb(140, 85, 121)

HSL

hsl(320.7, 24.4%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.7, 39.3%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 13.6%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(43.44, 28.33, -10.75)

LCH

lch(43.44, 30.3, 339.22)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0877, 340.97)

HWB

hwb(320.7, 33.3%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558c68

Analogous

#83558c

#8c5579

#8c555e

Triadic

#8c5579

#798c55

#55798c

Split-complementary

#8c5579

#5e8c55

#558c83

Tetradic

#8c5579

#8c6855

#558c68

#55798c

Square

#8c5579

#8c8355

#558c68

#555e8c

Shades

Color #8c5579 mixed toward black.

#754765

#5d3951

#462b3c

#2f1c28

#170e14

Tints

Color #8c5579 mixed toward white.

#a56b91

#b789a7

#c9a6bd

#dbc4d3

#ede1e9

Tones

Color #8c5579 mixed toward gray.

#875a78

#835e76

#7e6375

#7a6773

#756c72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787872 · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#7b7f70 · ΔE 33.9

Tritanopia

#8a6b6a · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5579]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#8c5579 (#8c5579) is rgb(140, 85, 121) in RGB.

No, #8c5579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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