#8b0079

Color #8b0079

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-900 #721378 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b0079

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 121)

HSL

hsl(307.8, 100%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.8, 100%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 12.9%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(31.51, 59.89, -29.19)

LCH

lch(31.51, 66.62, 334.02)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.1932, 335.54)

HWB

hwb(307.8, 0%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#008b12

Analogous

#58008b

#8b0079

#8b0034

Triadic

#8b0079

#798b00

#00798b

Split-complementary

#8b0079

#348b00

#008b58

Tetradic

#8b0079

#8b1200

#008b12

#00798b

Square

#8b0079

#8b5800

#008b12

#00348b

Shades

Color #8b0079 mixed toward black.

#740065

#5d0051

#46003d

#2e0028

#170014

Tints

Color #8b0079 mixed toward white.

#c900af

#ff08df

#ff46e7

#ff83ef

#ffc1f7

Tones

Color #8b0079 mixed toward gray.

#800c71

#741768

#68235f

#5d2e57

#513a4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a6a · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#707666 · ΔE 44.3

Tritanopia

#885d59 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b0079;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b0079]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b0079 (#8b0079) is rgb(139, 0, 121) in RGB.

No, #8b0079 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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