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#8a3d89 color: Dahlia

#8a3d89 is rgb(138, 61, 137) in RGB and oklch(49.071% 0.14351 327.985) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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301°
100%

49.1%
0.144
328°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a3d89

#8a3d89 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.75:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dahlia (#8b4189). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8a3d89 mixed with white

  1. 8a3d89
  2. 965195
  3. a264a0
  4. ae77ac
  5. ba8ab8
  6. c69dc4
  7. d2b0d0
  8. ddc3db
  9. e8d7e7
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3d89 mixed with black

  1. 8a3d89
  2. 773476
  3. 652b64
  4. 532253
  5. 421a42
  6. 321231
  7. 220a22
  8. 140414
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3d89 with less saturation

  1. 8a3d89
  2. 864285
  3. 834681
  4. 7f4a7d
  5. 7b4e79
  6. 775275
  7. 735571
  8. 6e586d
  9. 6a5b69
  10. 655e65

Questions about #8a3d89

What color is #8a3d89?

#8a3d89 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 61, 137), in HSL hsl(300.78, 38.69%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.071% 0.14351 327.985).

What colors go well with #8a3d89?

The complementary color of #8a3d89 is #00752b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c4aa6 and #9d3560. The triadic partners are #7d5b00 and #00707f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3d89?

White text reads better on #8a3d89: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3d89 a warm or cool color?

#8a3d89 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.144.