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#8a4795 color: Murasaki Purple

#8a4795 is rgb(138, 71, 149) in RGB and oklch(51.134% 0.13864 321.817) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

51.1%
0.139
322°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8a4795

#8a4795 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.15:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, 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: #8a4795 mixed with white

  1. 8a4795
  2. 9659a0
  3. a26baa
  4. ad7db5
  5. b98fc0
  6. c5a2ca
  7. d1b4d5
  8. dcc6df
  9. e8d9ea
  10. f3ecf4

Darker: #8a4795 mixed with black

  1. 8a4795
  2. 773d81
  3. 65326d
  4. 53285a
  5. 421f48
  6. 321637
  7. 220d26
  8. 140616
  9. 070208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4795 with less saturation

  1. 8a4795
  2. 874b91
  3. 834f8c
  4. 805388
  5. 7d5683
  6. 79597e
  7. 765c7a
  8. 725f75
  9. 6e6170
  10. 6a646b

Questions about #8a4795

What color is #8a4795?

#8a4795 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 71, 149), in HSL hsl(291.54, 35.45%, 43.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.134% 0.13864 321.817).

What colors go well with #8a4795?

The complementary color of #8a4795 is #2e7927. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6a54ae and #9f3e6f. The triadic partners are #895d00 and #007780.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4795?

White text reads better on #8a4795: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4795 a warm or cool color?

#8a4795 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.139.