#8e4a8e

Color #8e4a8e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 23.91 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e4a8e

RGB

rgb(142, 74, 142)

HSL

hsl(300, 31.5%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 47.9%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 47.9%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(42.16, 39.01, -25.45)

LCH

lch(42.16, 46.58, 326.88)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.1288, 327.24)

HWB

hwb(300, 29%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a8e4a

Analogous

#6c4a8e

#8e4a8e

#8e4a6c

Triadic

#8e4a8e

#8e8e4a

#4a8e8e

Split-complementary

#8e4a8e

#6c8e4a

#4a8e6c

Tetradic

#8e4a8e

#8e4a4a

#4a8e4a

#4a8e8e

Square

#8e4a8e

#8e6c4a

#4a8e4a

#4a6c8e

Shades

Color #8e4a8e mixed toward black.

#763e76

#5f315f

#472547

#2f192f

#180c18

Tints

Color #8e4a8e mixed toward white.

#ab5eab

#bc7ebc

#cd9ecd

#ddbfdd

#eedfee

Tones

Color #8e4a8e mixed toward gray.

#895089

#835583

#7d5b7d

#776177

#726672

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777682 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#7a7e7e · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#8c7774 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 24.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e4a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e4a8e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e4a8e (#8e4a8e) is rgb(142, 74, 142) in RGB.

No, #8e4a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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