#8c3b82

Color #8c3b82

A moderately saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 21.36 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c3b82

RGB

rgb(140, 59, 130)

HSL

hsl(307.4, 40.7%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.4, 57.9%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 7.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(38.4, 43.91, -23.99)

LCH

lch(38.4, 50.04, 331.35)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1418, 332.5)

HWB

hwb(307.4, 23.1%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b8c45

Analogous

#6d3b8c

#8c3b82

#8c3b59

Triadic

#8c3b82

#828c3b

#3b828c

Split-complementary

#8c3b82

#598c3b

#3b8c6d

Tetradic

#8c3b82

#8c453b

#3b8c45

#3b828c

Square

#8c3b82

#8c6d3b

#3b8c45

#3b598c

Shades

Color #8c3b82 mixed toward black.

#75316c

#5d2757

#461d41

#2f142b

#170a16

Tints

Color #8c3b82 mixed toward white.

#b04aa4

#c26db7

#d192c9

#e0b6db

#f0dbed

Tones

Color #8c3b82 mixed toward gray.

#85427d

#7e4878

#784f73

#71566e

#6a5d69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727176 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#767b72 · ΔE 35.9

Tritanopia

#896a68 · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c3b82;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c3b82]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#8c3b82 (#8c3b82) is rgb(140, 59, 130) in RGB.

No, #8c3b82 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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