#8c00a6

Color #8c00a6

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 12.14 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c00a6

RGB

rgb(140, 0, 166)

HSL

hsl(290.6, 100%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.6, 100%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 100%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(34.66, 67.15, -51.9)

LCH

lch(34.66, 84.87, 322.3)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.2249, 319.45)

HWB

hwb(290.6, 0%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1aa600

Analogous

#3900a6

#8c00a6

#a6006d

Triadic

#8c00a6

#a68c00

#00a68c

Split-complementary

#8c00a6

#6da600

#00a639

Tetradic

#8c00a6

#a6001a

#1aa600

#00a68c

Square

#8c00a6

#a63900

#1aa600

#006da6

Shades

Color #8c00a6 mixed toward black.

#74008a

#5d006f

#460053

#2f0037

#17001c

Tints

Color #8c00a6 mixed toward white.

#bc00df

#db1aff

#e453ff

#ed8cff

#f6c6ff

Tones

Color #8c00a6 mixed toward gray.

#820e98

#791c8a

#6f297c

#66376f

#5c4561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6b92 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#71778d · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#89807c · ΔE 35.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 29.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c00a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c00a6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8c00a6 (#8c00a6) is rgb(140, 0, 166) in RGB.

No, #8c00a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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