#8e5690

Color #8e5690

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e5690

RGB

rgb(142, 86, 144)

HSL

hsl(297.9, 25.2%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.9, 40.3%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.4%, 40.3%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(44.83, 32.78, -22.51)

LCH

lch(44.83, 39.76, 325.52)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.1091, 325.76)

HWB

hwb(297.9, 33.7%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#589056

Analogous

#715690

#8e5690

#905675

Triadic

#8e5690

#908e56

#56908e

Split-complementary

#8e5690

#759056

#569071

Tetradic

#8e5690

#905658

#589056

#56908e

Square

#8e5690

#907156

#589056

#567590

Shades

Color #8e5690 mixed toward black.

#764878

#5f3960

#472b48

#2f1d30

#180e18

Tints

Color #8e5690 mixed toward white.

#a66da8

#b88ab9

#c9a7cb

#dbc5dc

#ede2ee

Tones

Color #8e5690 mixed toward gray.

#895b8b

#856086

#806581

#7c697d

#776e78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.88:1

White text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7985 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#7d8082 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#8c7b79 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e5690;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e5690]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e5690 (#8e5690) is rgb(142, 86, 144) in RGB.

No, #8e5690 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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