#8b00a0

Color #8b00a0

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b00a0

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 160)

HSL

hsl(292.1, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.1, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 100%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(34.04, 65.97, -49.28)

LCH

lch(34.04, 82.34, 323.24)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.2203, 321.01)

HWB

hwb(292.1, 0%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#15a000

Analogous

#3b00a0

#8b00a0

#a00065

Triadic

#8b00a0

#a08b00

#00a08b

Split-complementary

#8b00a0

#65a000

#00a03b

Tetradic

#8b00a0

#a00015

#15a000

#00a08b

Square

#8b00a0

#a03b00

#15a000

#0065a0

Shades

Color #8b00a0 mixed toward black.

#740085

#5d006b

#460050

#2e0035

#17001b

Tints

Color #8b00a0 mixed toward white.

#be00da

#e016ff

#e850ff

#f08aff

#f7c5ff

Tones

Color #8b00a0 mixed toward gray.

#810d93

#771b85

#6e2878

#64356b

#5a435d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a8d · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#707688 · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#887b77 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 28.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b00a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b00a0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b00a0 (#8b00a0) is rgb(139, 0, 160) in RGB.

No, #8b00a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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