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#8a2e72 color: Violet Vixen

#8a2e72 is rgb(138, 46, 114) in RGB and oklch(46.033% 0.14766 339.593) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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316°
100%

46%
0.148
340°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8a2e72

#8a2e72 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46% lightness, 0.148 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.74:1 contrast and black text 2.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Vixen (#883377). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a2e72 mixed with white

  1. 8a2e72
  2. 97447f
  3. a4598d
  4. b06d9b
  5. bc82a9
  6. c896b7
  7. d3aac5
  8. dfbfd3
  9. ead4e2
  10. f4e9f0

Darker: #8a2e72 mixed with black

  1. 8a2e72
  2. 772762
  3. 651f53
  4. 531844
  5. 421236
  6. 320b28
  7. 22061b
  8. 14020e
  9. 070104
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a2e72 with less saturation

  1. 8a2e72
  2. 863470
  3. 813a6d
  4. 7d3f6a
  5. 784368
  6. 734765
  7. 6e4b63
  8. 694f60
  9. 64525d
  10. 5e555b

Questions about #8a2e72

What color is #8a2e72?

#8a2e72 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Vixen. In RGB it is rgb(138, 46, 114), in HSL hsl(315.65, 50%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.033% 0.14766 339.593).

What colors go well with #8a2e72?

The complementary color of #8a2e72 is #006d3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #713a95 and #982846. The triadic partners are #685800 and #006480.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2e72?

White text reads better on #8a2e72: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and black gives 2.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2e72 a warm or cool color?

#8a2e72 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 46% and its chroma 0.148.