#8b24a2

Color #8b24a2

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b24a2

RGB

rgb(139, 36, 162)

HSL

hsl(289, 63.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289, 77.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(36.67, 59.04, -46.25)

LCH

lch(36.67, 75, 321.93)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.1996, 319.41)

HWB

hwb(289, 14.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3ba224

Analogous

#4c24a2

#8b24a2

#a2247a

Triadic

#8b24a2

#a28b24

#24a28b

Split-complementary

#8b24a2

#7aa224

#24a24c

Tetradic

#8b24a2

#a2243b

#3ba224

#24a28b

Square

#8b24a2

#a24c24

#3ba224

#247aa2

Shades

Color #8b24a2 mixed toward black.

#741e87

#5d186c

#451251

#2e0c36

#17061b

Tints

Color #8b24a2 mixed toward white.

#af2dcc

#c155d9

#d07fe3

#e0aaec

#efd4f6

Tones

Color #8b24a2 mixed toward gray.

#842f97

#7e398d

#774382

#704e78

#6a586d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d90 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#72778b · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#887f7b · ΔE 33.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b24a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b24a2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8b24a2 (#8b24a2) is rgb(139, 36, 162) in RGB.

No, #8b24a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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