#8a2679

Color #8a2679

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 14.89 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a2679

RGB

rgb(138, 38, 121)

HSL

hsl(310.2, 56.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.2, 72.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 12.3%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(34.34, 50.97, -24.76)

LCH

lch(34.34, 56.67, 334.09)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.1636, 335.63)

HWB

hwb(310.2, 14.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#268a37

Analogous

#69268a

#8a2679

#8a2647

Triadic

#8a2679

#798a26

#26798a

Split-complementary

#8a2679

#478a26

#268a69

Tetradic

#8a2679

#8a3726

#268a37

#26798a

Square

#8a2679

#8a6926

#268a37

#26478a

Shades

Color #8a2679 mixed toward black.

#732065

#5c1951

#45133c

#2e0d28

#170614

Tints

Color #8a2679 mixed toward white.

#b6329f

#cf50b9

#db7ccb

#e7a8dc

#f3d3ee

Tones

Color #8a2679 mixed toward gray.

#822e73

#79376e

#713f68

#694763

#60505d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c6c · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#717768 · ΔE 41.2

Tritanopia

#87605d · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a2679;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a2679]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8a2679 (#8a2679) is rgb(138, 38, 121) in RGB.

No, #8a2679 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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