#8a1ba5

Color #8a1ba5

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a1ba5

RGB

rgb(138, 27, 165)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 71.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 83.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 83.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(35.8, 62.06, -49.47)

LCH

lch(35.8, 79.36, 321.44)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.2098, 318.4)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 10.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#36a51b

Analogous

#451ba5

#8a1ba5

#a51b7b

Triadic

#8a1ba5

#a58a1b

#1ba58a

Split-complementary

#8a1ba5

#7ba51b

#1ba545

Tetradic

#8a1ba5

#a51b36

#36a51b

#1ba58a

Square

#8a1ba5

#a5451b

#36a51b

#1b7ba5

Shades

Color #8a1ba5 mixed toward black.

#731689

#5c126e

#450d52

#2e0937

#17041b

Tints

Color #8a1ba5 mixed toward white.

#b022d2

#c349e1

#d276e9

#e1a4f0

#f0d1f8

Tones

Color #8a1ba5 mixed toward gray.

#832699

#7c328e

#753d82

#6e4977

#67546b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.78:1

White text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6b92 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#70768d · ΔE 25.8

Tritanopia

#87817c · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a1ba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a1ba5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8a1ba5 (#8a1ba5) is rgb(138, 27, 165) in RGB.

No, #8a1ba5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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