#8b0c59

Color #8b0c59

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 22.69 Nearest Tailwind class pink-900 #861043 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b0c59

RGB

rgb(139, 12, 89)

HSL

hsl(323.6, 84.1%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.6, 91.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 91.4%, 36%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(30.58, 54.05, -10.03)

LCH

lch(30.58, 54.97, 349.49)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.1683, 351.08)

HWB

hwb(323.6, 4.7%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c8b3e

Analogous

#7d0c8b

#8b0c59

#8b0c1a

Triadic

#8b0c59

#598b0c

#0c598b

Split-complementary

#8b0c59

#1a8b0c

#0c8b7d

Tetradic

#8b0c59

#8b3e0c

#0c8b3e

#0c598b

Square

#8b0c59

#8b7d0c

#0c8b3e

#0c1a8b

Shades

Color #8b0c59 mixed toward black.

#740a4a

#5d083b

#45062d

#2e041e

#17020f

Tints

Color #8b0c59 mixed toward white.

#c2117c

#ec239d

#f15ab5

#f591ce

#fac8e6

Tones

Color #8b0c59 mixed toward gray.

#801757

#762155

#6b2c52

#613650

#56414e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b4e · ΔE 43.4

Deuteranopia

#70764b · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#884442 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b0c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b0c59]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#8b0c59 (#8b0c59) is rgb(139, 12, 89) in RGB.

No, #8b0c59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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