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#8a4595 color: Murasaki Purple

#8a4595 is rgb(138, 69, 149) in RGB and oklch(50.84% 0.14202 321.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

50.8%
0.142
322°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a4595

#8a4595 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.8% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki Purple (#884898). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8a4595 mixed with white

  1. 8a4595
  2. 9658a0
  3. a26aaa
  4. ae7cb5
  5. b98ec0
  6. c5a1ca
  7. d1b3d5
  8. dcc6e0
  9. e8d9ea
  10. f3ecf5

Darker: #8a4595 mixed with black

  1. 8a4595
  2. 773b81
  3. 65316d
  4. 53275a
  5. 421e48
  6. 321537
  7. 220c26
  8. 140516
  9. 070208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4595 with less saturation

  1. 8a4595
  2. 874990
  3. 834d8c
  4. 805187
  5. 7c5583
  6. 79587e
  7. 755b79
  8. 715e74
  9. 6e606f
  10. 6a636b

Questions about #8a4595

What color is #8a4595?

#8a4595 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 149), in HSL hsl(291.75, 36.7%, 42.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.84% 0.14202 321.966).

What colors go well with #8a4595?

The complementary color of #8a4595 is #2b7924. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6952af and #9f3c6e. The triadic partners are #885c00 and #00767f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4595?

White text reads better on #8a4595: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4595 a warm or cool color?

#8a4595 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 50.8% and its chroma 0.142.