#a8859c

Color #a8859c

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8859c

RGB

rgb(168, 133, 156)

HSL

hsl(320.6, 16.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.6, 20.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.8%, 7.1%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(59.44, 17.3, -7.13)

LCH

lch(59.44, 18.71, 337.6)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0532, 339.32)

HWB

hwb(320.6, 52.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85a891

Analogous

#a285a8

#a8859c

#a8858a

Triadic

#a8859c

#9ca885

#859ca8

Split-complementary

#a8859c

#8aa885

#85a8a2

Tetradic

#a8859c

#a89185

#85a891

#859ca8

Square

#a8859c

#a8a285

#85a891

#858aa8

Shades

Color #a8859c mixed toward black.

#926884

#75546a

#583f4f

#3b2a35

#1d151a

Tints

Color #a8859c mixed toward white.

#b699ac

#c5aebd

#d3c2cd

#e2d6de

#f0ebee

Tones

Color #a8859c mixed toward gray.

#a5889b

#a28b9a

#9f8e99

#9c9198

#999497

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a97 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9f96 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#a69392 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8859c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8859c]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#a8859c (#a8859c) is rgb(168, 133, 156) in RGB.

No, #a8859c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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