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#8A617F

#8a617f ≈ Mauve Taupe

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8a617f is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 38.04% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.71% magenta, 7.97% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 316.1°, with 17.45% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915f6d), ΔE 6.68.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #8a617f
  2. #618a6c

Split complementary

  1. #8a617f
  2. #6a8a61
  3. #618a81

Analogous

  1. #81618a
  2. #8a617f
  3. #8a616a

Triadic

  1. #8a617f
  2. #7f8a61
  3. #617f8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a617f
  2. #8a6c61
  3. #618a6c
  4. #617f8a

Square

  1. #8a617f
  2. #8a8161
  3. #618a6c
  4. #616a8a

Monochromatic

  1. #30222c
  2. #5d4156
  3. #8a617f
  4. #ad8aa4
  5. #cdb7c7

Shades

#8a617f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a617f
  2. #7c5772
  3. #6e4e66
  4. #614459
  5. #533a4c
  6. #453140
  7. #372733
  8. #291d26
  9. #1c1319
  10. #0e0a0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a617f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a617f
  2. #96718c
  3. #a18199
  4. #ad90a5
  5. #b9a0b2
  6. #c5b0bf
  7. #d0c0cc
  8. #dcd0d9
  9. #e8dfe5
  10. #f3eff2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a617f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a617f
  2. #89647f
  3. #88677f
  4. #876a7f
  5. #866d7f
  6. #857180
  7. #847480
  8. #837780
  9. #827a80
  10. #817d80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a6975 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626a80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b707e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e626b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746780 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796a7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8d6274 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a617f {
  color: #8a617f;
}
Background
.bg-8a617f {
  background-color: #8a617f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a617f {
  border: 2px solid #8a617f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a617f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 97 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 17% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a617f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a617f, #8a616a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a617f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 97 127 / 0.35);
}

#915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 6.68 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 7.99 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.22 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 9.48 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.05 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 12.22 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 12.83 #759e80 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Mauve Taupe
#8a617f  rgb(138, 97, 127)  hsl(316, 17%, 46%)  Mauve Taupe
#618a6c  rgb(97, 138, 108)  hsl(136, 17%, 46%)  Viridian
#7f8a61  rgb(127, 138, 97)  hsl(76, 17%, 46%)  Moss Green
#617f8a  rgb(97, 127, 138)  hsl(196, 17%, 46%)  Slate Gray