#8400a5

Color #8400a5

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 12.03 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8400a5

RGB

rgb(132, 0, 165)

HSL

hsl(288, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 100%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(33.18, 65.82, -53.75)

LCH

lch(33.18, 84.98, 320.76)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.2218, 316.74)

HWB

hwb(288, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#21a500

Analogous

#3200a5

#8400a5

#a50074

Triadic

#8400a5

#a58400

#00a584

Split-complementary

#8400a5

#74a500

#00a532

Tetradic

#8400a5

#a50021

#21a500

#00a584

Square

#8400a5

#a53200

#21a500

#0074a5

Shades

Color #8400a5 mixed toward black.

#6e008a

#58006e

#420053

#2c0037

#16001c

Tints

Color #8400a5 mixed toward white.

#b200df

#d119ff

#dd53ff

#e88cff

#f4c6ff

Tones

Color #8400a5 mixed toward gray.

#7c0e97

#741c8a

#6b297c

#63376e

#5b4560

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656491 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#6a708c · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#817f7b · ΔE 37.3

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 29.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8400a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8400a5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8400a5 (#8400a5) is rgb(132, 0, 165) in RGB.

No, #8400a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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