#8b005b

Color #8b005b

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 21.14 Nearest Tailwind class pink-900 #861043 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b005b

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 91)

HSL

hsl(320.7, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.7, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 34.5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(30.02, 56.14, -12.19)

LCH

lch(30.02, 57.45, 347.75)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.1756, 349.53)

HWB

hwb(320.7, 0%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008b30

Analogous

#76008b

#8b005b

#8b0016

Triadic

#8b005b

#5b8b00

#005b8b

Split-complementary

#8b005b

#168b00

#008b76

Tetradic

#8b005b

#8b3000

#008b30

#005b8b

Square

#8b005b

#8b7600

#008b30

#00168b

Shades

Color #8b005b mixed toward black.

#74004c

#5d003d

#46002e

#2e001e

#17000f

Tints

Color #8b005b mixed toward white.

#c90084

#ff08aa

#ff46bf

#ff83d4

#ffc1ea

Tones

Color #8b005b mixed toward gray.

#800c58

#741754

#682350

#5d2e4d

#513a49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a50 · ΔE 42.8

Deuteranopia

#70764c · ΔE 51.6

Tritanopia

#884542 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b005b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b005b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#8b005b (#8b005b) is rgb(139, 0, 91) in RGB.

No, #8b005b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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