#8e558e

Color #8e558e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 25.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e558e

RGB

rgb(142, 85, 142)

HSL

hsl(300, 25.1%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 40.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(44.52, 32.95, -21.79)

LCH

lch(44.52, 39.5, 326.52)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1089, 326.95)

HWB

hwb(300, 33.3%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#558e55

Analogous

#71558e

#8e558e

#8e5571

Triadic

#8e558e

#8e8e55

#558e8e

Split-complementary

#8e558e

#718e55

#558e71

Tetradic

#8e558e

#8e5555

#558e55

#558e8e

Square

#8e558e

#8e7155

#558e55

#55718e

Shades

Color #8e558e mixed toward black.

#764776

#5f395f

#472a47

#2f1c2f

#180e18

Tints

Color #8e558e mixed toward white.

#a76ba7

#b889b8

#caa6ca

#dcc4dc

#ede1ed

Tones

Color #8e558e mixed toward gray.

#895a89

#845e84

#806380

#7b687b

#766d76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797983 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#7c8080 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#8c7977 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 23.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e558e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e558e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e558e (#8e558e) is rgb(142, 85, 142) in RGB.

No, #8e558e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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