#8a397e

Color #8a397e

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 21.94 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a397e

RGB

rgb(138, 57, 126)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 41.5%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 58.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 8.7%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(37.55, 43.59, -22.87)

LCH

lch(37.55, 49.23, 332.32)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.1402, 333.62)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 22.4%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#398a45

Analogous

#6d398a

#8a397e

#8a3955

Triadic

#8a397e

#7e8a39

#397e8a

Split-complementary

#8a397e

#558a39

#398a6d

Tetradic

#8a397e

#8a4539

#398a45

#397e8a

Square

#8a397e

#8a6d39

#398a45

#39558a

Shades

Color #8a397e mixed toward black.

#732f69

#5c2654

#451c3f

#2e132a

#170915

Tints

Color #8a397e mixed toward white.

#af48a0

#c26ab5

#d190c7

#e0b5da

#f0daec

Tones

Color #8a397e mixed toward gray.

#834079

#7c4674

#764d70

#6f546b

#685b66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#706f72 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#74796f · ΔE 36.3

Tritanopia

#876765 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a397e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a397e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8a397e (#8a397e) is rgb(138, 57, 126) in RGB.

No, #8a397e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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