#8e3378

Color #8e3378

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 21.71 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e3378

RGB

rgb(142, 51, 120)

HSL

hsl(314.5, 47.2%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(314.5, 64.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 15.5%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(36.88, 46.56, -20.12)

LCH

lch(36.88, 50.72, 336.63)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.1477, 338.39)

HWB

hwb(314.5, 20%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#338e49

Analogous

#76338e

#8e3378

#8e334a

Triadic

#8e3378

#788e33

#33788e

Split-complementary

#8e3378

#4a8e33

#338e76

Tetradic

#8e3378

#8e4933

#338e49

#33788e

Square

#8e3378

#8e7633

#338e49

#334a8e

Shades

Color #8e3378 mixed toward black.

#762a64

#5f2250

#47193c

#2f1128

#180814

Tints

Color #8e3378 mixed toward white.

#b54199

#c763af

#d58ac3

#e3b1d7

#f1d8eb

Tones

Color #8e3378 mixed toward gray.

#863a74

#7f4270

#774a6c

#705168

#685964

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72716c · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#767b69 · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#8b615f · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e3378;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e3378]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Deep Pink #ff1493

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8e3378 (#8e3378) is rgb(142, 51, 120) in RGB.

No, #8e3378 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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