#8b228b

Color #8b228b

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 6.41 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b228b

RGB

rgb(139, 34, 139)

HSL

hsl(300, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(35, 55.56, -34.9)

LCH

lch(35, 65.61, 327.87)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.1827, 328.04)

HWB

hwb(300, 13.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#228b22

Analogous

#56228b

#8b228b

#8b2256

Triadic

#8b228b

#8b8b22

#228b8b

Split-complementary

#8b228b

#568b22

#228b56

Tetradic

#8b228b

#8b2222

#228b22

#228b8b

Square

#8b228b

#8b5622

#228b22

#22568b

Shades

Color #8b228b mixed toward black.

#741c74

#5d175d

#451145

#2e0b2e

#170617

Tints

Color #8b228b mixed toward white.

#b82db8

#d34ad3

#de78de

#e9a5e9

#f4d2f4

Tones

Color #8b228b mixed toward gray.

#822b82

#793379

#713c71

#684568

#5f4e5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.7:1

White text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c7b · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#727777 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#886d6a · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b228b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b228b]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b228b (#8b228b) is rgb(139, 34, 139) in RGB.

No, #8b228b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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