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#8a3976 color: Magenta Red

#8a3976 is rgb(138, 57, 118) in RGB and oklch(47.587% 0.13369 338.132) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

47.6%
0.134
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Cherry
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.93:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a3976

#8a3976 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.17:1 contrast and black text 2.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magenta Red (#913977). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3976 mixed with white

  1. 8a3976
  2. 974d83
  3. a36090
  4. af749e
  5. bb87ab
  6. c79ab9
  7. d2aec7
  8. dec2d5
  9. e9d6e3
  10. f4eaf1

Darker: #8a3976 mixed with black

  1. 8a3976
  2. 773066
  3. 652856
  4. 531f47
  5. 421738
  6. 321029
  7. 22091c
  8. 14040f
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3976 with less saturation

  1. 8a3976
  2. 863e74
  3. 824271
  4. 7e466f
  5. 7a4a6c
  6. 754e69
  7. 715167
  8. 6c5464
  9. 675762
  10. 625a5f

Questions about #8a3976

What color is #8a3976?

#8a3976 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Magenta Red. In RGB it is rgb(138, 57, 118), in HSL hsl(314.81, 41.54%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.587% 0.13369 338.132).

What colors go well with #8a3976?

The complementary color of #8a3976 is #00723e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #714395 and #97344e. The triadic partners are #6e5c00 and #006984.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3976?

White text reads better on #8a3976: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and black gives 2.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3976 a warm or cool color?

#8a3976 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.134.