#8a2274

Color #8a2274

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 15.98 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a2274

RGB

rgb(138, 34, 116)

HSL

hsl(312.7, 60.5%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.7, 75.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 15.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(33.58, 51.63, -22.79)

LCH

lch(33.58, 56.44, 336.18)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.1648, 337.93)

HWB

hwb(312.7, 13.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#228a38

Analogous

#6c228a

#8a2274

#8a2240

Triadic

#8a2274

#748a22

#22748a

Split-complementary

#8a2274

#408a22

#228a6c

Tetradic

#8a2274

#8a3822

#228a38

#22748a

Square

#8a2274

#8a6c22

#228a38

#22408a

Shades

Color #8a2274 mixed toward black.

#731c61

#5c174d

#45113a

#2e0b27

#170613

Tints

Color #8a2274 mixed toward white.

#b72d9a

#d24ab6

#de77c8

#e9a5da

#f4d2ed

Tones

Color #8a2274 mixed toward gray.

#812b6f

#79336a

#703c65

#674560

#5f4d5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c67 · ΔE 31.7

Deuteranopia

#717664 · ΔE 42.3

Tritanopia

#875c59 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a2274;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a2274]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8a2274 (#8a2274) is rgb(138, 34, 116) in RGB.

No, #8a2274 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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