#8b0046

Color #8b0046

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 27.82 Nearest Tailwind class pink-900 #861043 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b0046

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 70)

HSL

hsl(329.8, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(329.8, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 49.6%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(29.24, 54.1, 0.57)

LCH

lch(29.24, 54.1, 0.6)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.1668, 0.69)

HWB

hwb(329.8, 0%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008b45

Analogous

#8b008b

#8b0046

#8b0000

Triadic

#8b0046

#468b00

#00468b

Split-complementary

#8b0046

#008b00

#008b8b

Tetradic

#8b0046

#8b4500

#008b45

#00468b

Square

#8b0046

#8b8b00

#008b45

#00008b

Shades

Color #8b0046 mixed toward black.

#74003a

#5d002f

#460023

#2e0017

#17000c

Tints

Color #8b0046 mixed toward white.

#c90065

#ff0884

#ff46a3

#ff83c2

#ffc1e0

Tones

Color #8b0046 mixed toward gray.

#800c46

#741746

#682346

#5d2e46

#513a46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a3d · ΔE 46.1

Deuteranopia

#70763a · ΔE 52.6

Tritanopia

#883432 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b0046;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b0046]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#8b0046 (#8b0046) is rgb(139, 0, 70) in RGB.

No, #8b0046 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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