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#8a3f89 color: Dahlia

#8a3f89 is rgb(138, 63, 137) in RGB and oklch(49.346% 0.14022 327.947) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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301°
100%

49.3%
0.140
328°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a3f89

#8a3f89 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.66:1 contrast and black text 3.15:1, 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: #8a3f89 mixed with white

  1. 8a3f89
  2. 965295
  3. a265a0
  4. ae78ac
  5. ba8bb8
  6. c69ec4
  7. d1b1cf
  8. ddc4db
  9. e8d7e7
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8a3f89 mixed with black

  1. 8a3f89
  2. 773576
  3. 652c64
  4. 532353
  5. 421b42
  6. 321231
  7. 220a22
  8. 140414
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a3f89 with less saturation

  1. 8a3f89
  2. 864485
  3. 834881
  4. 7f4c7e
  5. 7b507a
  6. 775376
  7. 735672
  8. 6f596e
  9. 6b5c6a
  10. 665f65

Questions about #8a3f89

What color is #8a3f89?

#8a3f89 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 63, 137), in HSL hsl(300.8, 37.31%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.346% 0.14022 327.947).

What colors go well with #8a3f89?

The complementary color of #8a3f89 is #07762e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c4ba5 and #9c3761. The triadic partners are #7e5c00 and #007180.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3f89?

White text reads better on #8a3f89: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and black gives 3.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3f89 a warm or cool color?

#8a3f89 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.14.