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#8a4490 color: Dahlia

#8a4490 is rgb(138, 68, 144) in RGB and oklch(50.426% 0.13863 324.347) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

50.4%
0.139
324°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a4490

#8a4490 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.34:1 contrast and black text 3.31:1, 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: #8a4490 mixed with white

  1. 8a4490
  2. 96579b
  3. a269a6
  4. ae7bb1
  5. ba8ebc
  6. c5a0c8
  7. d1b3d3
  8. dcc5de
  9. e8d8e9
  10. f4ecf4

Darker: #8a4490 mixed with black

  1. 8a4490
  2. 773a7d
  3. 65306a
  4. 532657
  5. 421d45
  6. 321434
  7. 220c24
  8. 140515
  9. 070207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4490 with less saturation

  1. 8a4490
  2. 87488c
  3. 834c88
  4. 805083
  5. 7c537f
  6. 78577b
  7. 755a76
  8. 715d72
  9. 6d5f6d
  10. 696269

Questions about #8a4490

What color is #8a4490?

#8a4490 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(138, 68, 144), in HSL hsl(295.26, 35.85%, 41.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.426% 0.13863 324.347).

What colors go well with #8a4490?

The complementary color of #8a4490 is #23782a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b51aa and #9e3c69. The triadic partners are #855d00 and #007580.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4490?

White text reads better on #8a4490: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and black gives 3.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4490 a warm or cool color?

#8a4490 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.139.