#8b00a3

Color #8b00a3

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b00a3

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 163)

HSL

hsl(291.2, 100%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.2, 100%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 100%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(34.26, 66.49, -50.74)

LCH

lch(34.26, 83.64, 322.65)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.2225, 320.03)

HWB

hwb(291.2, 0%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#18a300

Analogous

#3a00a3

#8b00a3

#a3006a

Triadic

#8b00a3

#a38b00

#00a38b

Split-complementary

#8b00a3

#6aa300

#00a33a

Tetradic

#8b00a3

#a30018

#18a300

#00a38b

Square

#8b00a3

#a33a00

#18a300

#006aa3

Shades

Color #8b00a3 mixed toward black.

#740088

#5d006d

#460052

#2e0036

#17001b

Tints

Color #8b00a3 mixed toward white.

#bd00dd

#dd18ff

#e652ff

#ee8bff

#f7c5ff

Tones

Color #8b00a3 mixed toward gray.

#820e96

#781b88

#6e297a

#65366d

#5b445f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a90 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#70768b · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#887e79 · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b00a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b00a3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8b00a3 (#8b00a3) is rgb(139, 0, 163) in RGB.

No, #8b00a3 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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