#8400a3

Color #8400a3

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8400a3

RGB

rgb(132, 0, 163)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 100%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 100%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 100%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(33.03, 65.47, -52.8)

LCH

lch(33.03, 84.11, 321.11)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.2202, 317.39)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 0%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1fa300

Analogous

#3300a3

#8400a3

#a30071

Triadic

#8400a3

#a38400

#00a384

Split-complementary

#8400a3

#71a300

#00a333

Tetradic

#8400a3

#a3001f

#1fa300

#00a384

Square

#8400a3

#a33300

#1fa300

#0071a3

Shades

Color #8400a3 mixed toward black.

#6e0088

#58006d

#420052

#2c0036

#16001b

Tints

Color #8400a3 mixed toward white.

#b300dd

#d318ff

#de52ff

#e98bff

#f4c5ff

Tones

Color #8400a3 mixed toward gray.

#7c0e96

#731b88

#6b297a

#62366d

#5a445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656490 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#6a708b · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#817e79 · ΔE 37.6

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 29.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8400a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8400a3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8400a3 (#8400a3) is rgb(132, 0, 163) in RGB.

No, #8400a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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