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#8A4D7E

#8a4d7e ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a4d7e is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 30.2% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.2% magenta, 8.7% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 311.8°, with 28.37% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.1222

Complementary

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #4d8a59

Split complementary

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #608a4d
  3. #4d8a78

Analogous

  1. #784d8a
  2. #8a4d7e
  3. #8a4d60

Triadic

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #7e8a4d
  3. #4d7e8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #8a594d
  3. #4d8a59
  4. #4d7e8a

Square

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #8a784d
  3. #4d8a59
  4. #4d608a

Monochromatic

  1. #281624
  2. #593251
  3. #8a4d7e
  4. #b173a5
  5. #cca4c4

Shades

#8a4d7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #7c4571
  3. #6e3e65
  4. #613658
  5. #532e4c
  6. #45273f
  7. #371f32
  8. #291726
  9. #1c0f19
  10. #0e080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a4d7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #965f8b
  3. #a17198
  4. #ad82a5
  5. #b994b2
  6. #c5a6bf
  7. #d0b8cb
  8. #dccad8
  9. #e8dbe5
  10. #f3edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a4d7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a4d7e
  2. #89527e
  3. #88577e
  4. #875c7f
  5. #86617f
  6. #85677f
  7. #846c7f
  8. #83717f
  9. #827680
  10. #817b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #745a6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d5c80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d657c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f5060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b577f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #725d7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d4f6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a4d7e {
  color: #8a4d7e;
}
Background
.bg-8a4d7e {
  background-color: #8a4d7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a4d7e {
  border: 2px solid #8a4d7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a4d7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 77 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a4d7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a4d7e, #8a4d60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a4d7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 77 126 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 3.26 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 5.22 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.13 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.43 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 11.22 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.71 #75b281 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#8a4d7e  rgb(138, 77, 126)  hsl(312, 28%, 42%)  Deep Plum
#4d8a59  rgb(77, 138, 89)  hsl(132, 28%, 42%)  Sea Green
#7e8a4d  rgb(126, 138, 77)  hsl(72, 28%, 42%)  Moss Green
#4d7e8a  rgb(77, 126, 138)  hsl(192, 28%, 42%)  Teal Blue