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#875B8A

#875b8a ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#875b8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 35.69% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.17% cyan, 34.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 296.17°, with 20.52% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 6.67.

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Web safe#996699
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Relative luminance0.1447

Complementary

  1. #875b8a
  2. #5e8a5b

Split complementary

  1. #875b8a
  2. #758a5b
  3. #5b8a6f

Analogous

  1. #6f5b8a
  2. #875b8a
  3. #8a5b75

Triadic

  1. #875b8a
  2. #8a875b
  3. #5b8a87

Tetradic

  1. #875b8a
  2. #8a5b5e
  3. #5e8a5b
  4. #5b8a87

Square

  1. #875b8a
  2. #8a6f5b
  3. #5e8a5b
  4. #5b758a

Monochromatic

  1. #2d1e2e
  2. #5a3d5c
  3. #875b8a
  4. #ab84ae
  5. #cab2cc

Shades

#875b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #875b8a
  2. #7a527c
  3. #6c496e
  4. #5f4061
  5. #513753
  6. #442e45
  7. #362437
  8. #291b29
  9. #1b121c
  10. #0e090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#875b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #875b8a
  2. #936b96
  3. #9f7ca1
  4. #ab8cad
  5. #b79db9
  6. #c3adc5
  7. #cfbdd0
  8. #dbcedc
  9. #e7dee8
  10. #f3eff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#875b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #875b8a
  2. #865f89
  3. #866288
  4. #856687
  5. #846a86
  6. #846e85
  7. #837184
  8. #827583
  9. #817982
  10. #817c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #776478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57678c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #626c88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #89606c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d628b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #726689 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #885e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-875b8a {
  color: #875b8a;
}
Background
.bg-875b8a {
  background-color: #875b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-875b8a {
  border: 2px solid #875b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #875b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 91 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 21% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-875b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #875b8a, #8a5b75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-875b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 91 138 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 6.67 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 8.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.43 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 11.14 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.36 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.15 #78a475 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#875b8a  rgb(135, 91, 138)  hsl(296, 21%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#5e8a5b  rgb(94, 138, 91)  hsl(116, 21%, 45%)  Sea Green
#8a875b  rgb(138, 135, 91)  hsl(56, 21%, 45%)  Moss Green
#5b8a87  rgb(91, 138, 135)  hsl(176, 21%, 45%)  Cadet Blue