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#8a4292 color: Dahlia

#8a4292 is rgb(138, 66, 146) in RGB and oklch(50.247% 0.14397 323.523) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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294°
100%

50.2%
0.144
324°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a4292

#8a4292 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.41:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, so white text reads better.

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

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8a4292 mixed with white

  1. 8a4292
  2. 96559d
  3. a268a8
  4. ae7ab3
  5. ba8dbe
  6. c59fc9
  7. d1b2d4
  8. dcc5de
  9. e8d8e9
  10. f4ebf4

Darker: #8a4292 mixed with black

  1. 8a4292
  2. 77387e
  3. 652f6b
  4. 532558
  5. 421c46
  6. 321435
  7. 220b25
  8. 140516
  9. 070108
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4292 with less saturation

  1. 8a4292
  2. 87478e
  3. 834b89
  4. 804f85
  5. 7c5280
  6. 78567c
  7. 745977
  8. 705c72
  9. 6c5f6e
  10. 686169

Questions about #8a4292

What color is #8a4292?

#8a4292 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 66, 146), in HSL hsl(294, 37.74%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.247% 0.14397 323.523).

What colors go well with #8a4292?

The complementary color of #8a4292 is #217824. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a4fad and #9f396a. The triadic partners are #855c00 and #00747f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4292?

White text reads better on #8a4292: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4292 a warm or cool color?

#8a4292 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.144.