#8c2f79

Color #8c2f79

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 19.08 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8c2f79

RGB

rgb(140, 47, 121)

HSL

hsl(312.3, 49.7%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.3, 66.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.4%, 13.6%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(35.97, 47.9, -22.2)

LCH

lch(35.97, 52.79, 335.13)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.1529, 336.81)

HWB

hwb(312.3, 18.4%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f8c42

Analogous

#712f8c

#8c2f79

#8c2f4b

Triadic

#8c2f79

#798c2f

#2f798c

Split-complementary

#8c2f79

#4b8c2f

#2f8c71

Tetradic

#8c2f79

#8c422f

#2f8c42

#2f798c

Square

#8c2f79

#8c712f

#2f8c42

#2f4b8c

Shades

Color #8c2f79 mixed toward black.

#752765

#5d1f51

#46183d

#2f1028

#170814

Tints

Color #8c2f79 mixed toward white.

#b43d9c

#c95eb3

#d686c6

#e4aed9

#f1d7ec

Tones

Color #8c2f79 mixed toward gray.

#843774

#7d3f70

#75466b

#6d4e67

#655662

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#706f6d · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#747969 · ΔE 40.3

Tritanopia

#89615f · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c2f79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c2f79]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#8c2f79 (#8c2f79) is rgb(140, 47, 121) in RGB.

No, #8c2f79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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