#8b1b85

Color #8b1b85

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 5.92 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b1b85

RGB

rgb(139, 27, 133)

HSL

hsl(303.2, 67.5%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.2, 80.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 4.3%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(33.92, 56.68, -32.91)

LCH

lch(33.92, 65.54, 329.86)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.185, 330.57)

HWB

hwb(303.2, 10.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b8b21

Analogous

#591b8b

#8b1b85

#8b1b4d

Triadic

#8b1b85

#858b1b

#1b858b

Split-complementary

#8b1b85

#4d8b1b

#1b8b59

Tetradic

#8b1b85

#8b211b

#1b8b21

#1b858b

Square

#8b1b85

#8b591b

#1b8b21

#1b4d8b

Shades

Color #8b1b85 mixed toward black.

#74166f

#5d1259

#450d42

#2e092c

#170416

Tints

Color #8b1b85 mixed toward white.

#bb24b3

#da3fd1

#e36fdd

#ec9fe8

#f6cff4

Tones

Color #8b1b85 mixed toward gray.

#81247d

#782e74

#6f376c

#664064

#5c4a5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c76 · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#717772 · ΔE 37.1

Tritanopia

#886864 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b1b85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b1b85]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b1b85 (#8b1b85) is rgb(139, 27, 133) in RGB.

No, #8b1b85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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