#8e3589

Color #8e3589

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 15.32 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e3589

RGB

rgb(142, 53, 137)

HSL

hsl(303.4, 45.6%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.4, 62.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 62.7%, 3.5%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(38.03, 48.52, -28.86)

LCH

lch(38.03, 56.45, 329.26)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.1585, 329.97)

HWB

hwb(303.4, 20.8%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#358e3a

Analogous

#66358e

#8e3589

#8e355c

Triadic

#8e3589

#898e35

#35898e

Split-complementary

#8e3589

#5c8e35

#358e66

Tetradic

#8e3589

#8e3a35

#358e3a

#35898e

Square

#8e3589

#8e6635

#358e3a

#355c8e

Shades

Color #8e3589 mixed toward black.

#762c72

#5f235b

#471a44

#2f122e

#180917

Tints

Color #8e3589 mixed toward white.

#b443ae

#c666c0

#d48cd0

#e2b3e0

#f1d9ef

Tones

Color #8e3589 mixed toward gray.

#863c82

#7f447c

#784b75

#70536f

#695a68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72717b · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#767c77 · ΔE 35.2

Tritanopia

#8b6e6b · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 25.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e3589;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e3589]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8e3589 (#8e3589) is rgb(142, 53, 137) in RGB.

No, #8e3589 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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