#8e738e

Color #8e738e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 17.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e738e

RGB

rgb(142, 115, 142)

HSL

hsl(300, 10.7%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 19%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(51.8, 15.54, -10.7)

LCH

lch(51.8, 18.87, 325.45)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0515, 326.16)

HWB

hwb(300, 45.1%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#738e73

Analogous

#81738e

#8e738e

#8e7381

Triadic

#8e738e

#8e8e73

#738e8e

Split-complementary

#8e738e

#818e73

#738e81

Tetradic

#8e738e

#8e7373

#738e73

#738e8e

Square

#8e738e

#8e8173

#738e73

#73818e

Shades

Color #8e738e mixed toward black.

#776077

#5f4d5f

#473947

#2f262f

#181318

Tints

Color #8e738e mixed toward white.

#a18aa1

#b4a2b4

#c7b9c7

#d9d0d9

#ece8ec

Tones

Color #8e738e mixed toward gray.

#8c758c

#8a778a

#877a87

#857c85

#837e83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#838388 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#858787 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#8d8382 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e738e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e738e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e738e (#8e738e) is rgb(142, 115, 142) in RGB.

No, #8e738e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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