#8b228a

Color #8b228a

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b228a

RGB

rgb(139, 34, 138)

HSL

hsl(300.6, 60.7%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300.6, 75.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 0.7%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(34.94, 55.39, -34.38)

LCH

lch(34.94, 65.19, 328.17)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.1819, 328.44)

HWB

hwb(300.6, 13.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#228b23

Analogous

#57228b

#8b228a

#8b2255

Triadic

#8b228a

#8a8b22

#228a8b

Split-complementary

#8b228a

#558b22

#228b57

Tetradic

#8b228a

#8b2322

#228b23

#228a8b

Square

#8b228a

#8b5722

#228b23

#22558b

Shades

Color #8b228a mixed toward black.

#741c73

#5d175c

#451145

#2e0b2e

#170617

Tints

Color #8b228a mixed toward white.

#b82db7

#d34ad1

#de78dd

#e9a5e8

#f4d2f4

Tones

Color #8b228a mixed toward gray.

#822b81

#793379

#713c70

#684568

#5f4e5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.69:1

White text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c7b · ΔE 24.5

Deuteranopia

#727776 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#886c69 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b228a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b228a]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b228a (#8b228a) is rgb(139, 34, 138) in RGB.

No, #8b228a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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