#8c338d

Color #8c338d

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 12.98 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c338d

RGB

rgb(140, 51, 141)

HSL

hsl(299.3, 46.9%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(299.3, 63.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(37.6, 49.59, -32)

LCH

lch(37.6, 59.02, 327.17)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.1636, 327.3)

HWB

hwb(299.3, 20%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#348d33

Analogous

#5f338d

#8c338d

#8d3361

Triadic

#8c338d

#8d8c33

#338d8c

Split-complementary

#8c338d

#618d33

#338d5f

Tetradic

#8c338d

#8d3334

#348d33

#338d8c

Square

#8c338d

#8d5f33

#348d33

#33618d

Shades

Color #8c338d mixed toward black.

#742a75

#5d225e

#461946

#2f112f

#170817

Tints

Color #8c338d mixed toward white.

#b241b4

#c663c7

#d48ad5

#e2b1e3

#f1d8f1

Tones

Color #8c338d mixed toward gray.

#843a85

#7d427e

#764976

#6f516f

#675867

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#70707e · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#757a7b · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#89716e · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c338d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c338d]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8c338d (#8c338d) is rgb(140, 51, 141) in RGB.

No, #8c338d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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