#8a3a8f

Color #8a3a8f

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 16.18 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a3a8f

RGB

rgb(138, 58, 143)

HSL

hsl(296.5, 42.3%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.5, 59.4%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(38.57, 46.21, -31.71)

LCH

lch(38.57, 56.04, 325.54)

OKLCH

oklch(49%, 0.1539, 325.27)

HWB

hwb(296.5, 22.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f8f3a

Analogous

#603a8f

#8a3a8f

#8f3a69

Triadic

#8a3a8f

#8f8a3a

#3a8f8a

Split-complementary

#8a3a8f

#698f3a

#3a8f60

Tetradic

#8a3a8f

#8f3a3f

#3f8f3a

#3a8f8a

Square

#8a3a8f

#8f603a

#3f8f3a

#3a698f

Shades

Color #8a3a8f mixed toward black.

#733077

#5c275f

#451d47

#2e1330

#170a18

Tints

Color #8a3a8f mixed toward white.

#ad49b4

#be6cc4

#cf91d2

#dfb6e1

#efdaf0

Tones

Color #8a3a8f mixed toward gray.

#844188

#7d4881

#774f7a

#715673

#6b5d6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.08:1

White text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#707081 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#74797d · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#877471 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a3a8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a3a8f]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8a3a8f (#8a3a8f) is rgb(138, 58, 143) in RGB.

No, #8a3a8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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