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#8a4190 color: Dahlia

#8a4190 is rgb(138, 65, 144) in RGB and oklch(49.997% 0.14364 324.499) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

50%
0.144
324°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4190

#8a4190 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 50% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.48:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, 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: #8a4190 mixed with white

  1. 8a4190
  2. 96549b
  3. a267a6
  4. ae7ab1
  5. ba8cbd
  6. c59fc8
  7. d1b2d3
  8. ddc5de
  9. e8d8e9
  10. f4ebf4

Darker: #8a4190 mixed with black

  1. 8a4190
  2. 77377d
  3. 652e6a
  4. 532557
  5. 421c45
  6. 321334
  7. 220b24
  8. 140515
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4190 with less saturation

  1. 8a4190
  2. 87468c
  3. 834a87
  4. 7f4e83
  5. 7c517f
  6. 78557a
  7. 745876
  8. 705b71
  9. 6c5e6d
  10. 686168

Questions about #8a4190

What color is #8a4190?

#8a4190 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 65, 144), in HSL hsl(295.44, 37.8%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.997% 0.14364 324.499).

What colors go well with #8a4190?

The complementary color of #8a4190 is #1c7726. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a4eab and #9e3868. The triadic partners are #835b00 and #00737f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4190?

White text reads better on #8a4190: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4190 a warm or cool color?

#8a4190 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 50% and its chroma 0.144.