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#8B4E7D

#8b4e7d ≈ Deep Plum

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#8b4e7d is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.51% red, 30.59% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 43.88% magenta, 10.07% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 313.77°, with 28.11% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Deep Plum (#8e4585), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1242

Complementary

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #4e8b5c

Split complementary

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #5f8b4e
  3. #4e8b7b

Analogous

  1. #7b4e8b
  2. #8b4e7d
  3. #8b4e5f

Triadic

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #7d8b4e
  3. #4e7d8b

Tetradic

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #8b5c4e
  3. #4e8b5c
  4. #4e7d8b

Square

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #8b7b4e
  3. #4e8b5c
  4. #4e5f8b

Monochromatic

  1. #291725
  2. #5a3351
  3. #8b4e7d
  4. #b174a3
  5. #cda5c4

Shades

#8b4e7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #7d4671
  3. #6f3e64
  4. #613758
  5. #532f4b
  6. #46273f
  7. #381f32
  8. #2a1726
  9. #1c1019
  10. #0e080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#8b4e7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #97608a
  3. #a27197
  4. #ae83a4
  5. #b995b1
  6. #c5a7be
  7. #d1b8cb
  8. #dccad8
  9. #e8dce5
  10. #f3edf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8b4e7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8b4e7d
  2. #8a537d
  3. #89587e
  4. #885d7e
  5. #87627e
  6. #86677f
  7. #846c7f
  8. #83717f
  9. #82767f
  10. #817b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #755b6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5d7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f667b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #915060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c577e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #735d7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8e4f6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8b4e7d {
  color: #8b4e7d;
}
Background
.bg-8b4e7d {
  background-color: #8b4e7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8b4e7d {
  border: 2px solid #8b4e7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8b4e7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 139 78 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 314 28% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8b4e7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8b4e7d, #8b4e5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8b4e7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(139 78 125 / 0.35);
}

#8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 3.77 #8a496b Twilight Lavender ΔE 4.79 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 8.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.50 #915f6d Mauve Taupe ΔE 10.63 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.78 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 11.93 #74b182 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Deep Plum
#8b4e7d  rgb(139, 78, 125)  hsl(314, 28%, 43%)  Deep Plum
#4e8b5c  rgb(78, 139, 92)  hsl(134, 28%, 43%)  Sea Green
#7d8b4e  rgb(125, 139, 78)  hsl(74, 28%, 43%)  Moss Green
#4e7d8b  rgb(78, 125, 139)  hsl(194, 28%, 43%)  Teal Blue