#8c5e84

Color #8c5e84

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 28.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5e84

RGB

rgb(140, 94, 132)

HSL

hsl(310.4, 19.7%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.4, 32.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.9%, 5.7%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(45.97, 25.15, -13.58)

LCH

lch(45.97, 28.58, 331.63)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.0803, 332.96)

HWB

hwb(310.4, 36.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e8c66

Analogous

#7d5e8c

#8c5e84

#8c5e6d

Triadic

#8c5e84

#848c5e

#5e848c

Split-complementary

#8c5e84

#6d8c5e

#5e8c7d

Tetradic

#8c5e84

#8c665e

#5e8c66

#5e848c

Square

#8c5e84

#8c7d5e

#5e8c66

#5e6d8c

Shades

Color #8c5e84 mixed toward black.

#754e6e

#5d3f58

#462f42

#2f1f2c

#171016

Tints

Color #8c5e84 mixed toward white.

#a3759b

#b591af

#c8acc3

#dac8d7

#ede3eb

Tones

Color #8c5e84 mixed toward gray.

#886282

#84667f

#816a7d

#7d6d7a

#797178

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a7c · ΔE 20.2

Deuteranopia

#7d807a · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#8a7574 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5e84;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5e84]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c5e84 (#8c5e84) is rgb(140, 94, 132) in RGB.

No, #8c5e84 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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