#8e507a

Color #8e507a

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 25.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e507a

RGB

rgb(142, 80, 122)

HSL

hsl(319.4, 27.9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(319.4, 43.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 14.1%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(42.6, 32.05, -12.6)

LCH

lch(42.6, 34.44, 338.54)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0997, 340.31)

HWB

hwb(319.4, 31.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#508e64

Analogous

#83508e

#8e507a

#8e505b

Triadic

#8e507a

#7a8e50

#507a8e

Split-complementary

#8e507a

#5b8e50

#508e83

Tetradic

#8e507a

#8e6450

#508e64

#507a8e

Square

#8e507a

#8e8350

#508e64

#505b8e

Shades

Color #8e507a mixed toward black.

#764366

#5f3551

#47283d

#2f1b29

#180d14

Tints

Color #8e507a mixed toward white.

#a86593

#ba84a8

#cba3be

#dcc2d4

#eee0e9

Tones

Color #8e507a mixed toward gray.

#895578

#845a76

#7e5f74

#796573

#746a71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787872 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#7b7f6f · ΔE 35.5

Tritanopia

#8c6a69 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e507a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e507a]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8e507a (#8e507a) is rgb(142, 80, 122) in RGB.

No, #8e507a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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