#a8518d

Color #a8518d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 21.96 Nearest Tailwind class pink-600 #e60076 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8518d

RGB

rgb(168, 81, 141)

HSL

hsl(318.6, 34.9%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.6, 51.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 16.1%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(47.15, 43.38, -16.85)

LCH

lch(47.15, 46.54, 338.77)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.1357, 340.59)

HWB

hwb(318.6, 31.8%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51a86c

Analogous

#9751a8

#a8518d

#a85162

Triadic

#a8518d

#8da851

#518da8

Split-complementary

#a8518d

#62a851

#51a897

Tetradic

#a8518d

#a86c51

#51a86c

#518da8

Square

#a8518d

#a89751

#51a86c

#5162a8

Shades

Color #a8518d mixed toward black.

#8c4475

#70365e

#542946

#381b2f

#1c0e17

Tints

Color #a8518d mixed toward white.

#b86ca1

#c68ab4

#d5a7c6

#e3c4d9

#f1e2ec

Tones

Color #a8518d mixed toward gray.

#a1588a

#995f87

#926785

#8b6e82

#84757f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.23:1

White text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8a82 · ΔE 31.4

Deuteranopia

#8f957f · ΔE 41.5

Tritanopia

#a57875 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8518d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8518d]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8518d (#a8518d) is rgb(168, 81, 141) in RGB.

No, #a8518d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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