#8c5989

Color #8c5989

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 28.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5989

RGB

rgb(140, 89, 137)

HSL

hsl(303.5, 22.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.5, 36.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 2.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(44.98, 29.01, -18.09)

LCH

lch(44.98, 34.19, 328.05)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0948, 328.89)

HWB

hwb(303.5, 34.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#598c5c

Analogous

#75598c

#8c5989

#8c5970

Triadic

#8c5989

#898c59

#59898c

Split-complementary

#8c5989

#708c59

#598c75

Tetradic

#8c5989

#8c5c59

#598c5c

#59898c

Square

#8c5989

#8c7559

#598c5c

#59708c

Shades

Color #8c5989 mixed toward black.

#754a72

#5d3b5b

#462c45

#2f1e2e

#170f17

Tints

Color #8c5989 mixed toward white.

#a470a1

#b68cb4

#c8a9c7

#dbc6d9

#ede2ec

Tones

Color #8c5989 mixed toward gray.

#885d85

#846182

#7f667e

#7b6a7a

#776e76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79797f · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#7c7f7d · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#8a7775 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5989;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5989]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c5989 (#8c5989) is rgb(140, 89, 137) in RGB.

No, #8c5989 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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